Alan Titchmarsh was born and brought up on the edge of Ilkley Moor. He left school at fifteen and became an apprentice gardener
in the local nursery, following this with full-time training at horticultural college and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Alan has presented the BBC’s coverage of The Chelsea Flower Show, programmes such as Gardeners’ World,
Ground Force and British Isles – A Natural History, BBC Radio 2’s Melodies for You, and his own daytime ITV television show.
He has written four volumes of memoirs, over fifty gardening books and seven novels and contributes regularly to
BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, The Daily Express and Sunday Express.
Alan was appointed MBE in 2000, a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire in 2001, when he was also immortalised by Madame Tussaud’s,
and in 2004 received the Victoria Medal of Honour, the highest accolade in the British gardening world.
He is closely associated with over 50 charities, he is a Vice President of the Royal Horticultural Society and was
High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight from April 2008 until April 2009.
Hart Male Voice Choir is honoured and very proud that he has accepted our invitation to be our President.