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... is of a certain
age, and somewhat older than the picture suggests. I am interested
in my house & garden, canals, railways, my
PC and my town of Bollington, but not necessarily in that order! I
live in Bollington and retired early from my professional career in
IT with a well known multi-national oil company which lasted more
than 26 years. I am now spending much more time with these and other
interests such as ...
- Chairman 2002-05 Bollington
Civic Society which during 2004-05, and thanks to the hard work of
others, successfully developed and opened the very popular Discovery Centre at Clarence Mill.
- Vice Chairman 2005-2011 Bollington
Civic Society. Although reducing my work load, I am still very
active with society work.
- Member, editorial team, Bollington
Live!,
the town magazine.
- Eastern Panel of Cheshire
Police Authority's Custody Visiting Scheme; Team member 1996-2005,
Convenor 2001- 2005.
- Member of the Inland Waterways
Association, supporter of the Waterway
Recovery Group and
several other waterway societies including the Macclesfield
Canal Society, Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust, Herefordshire & Gloucestershire
Canal Trust, Cotswold Canals Trust, Trent & Mersey Canal Society,
Litchfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust, Friends of
the Cromford Canal, Lancaster
Canal Trust.
- Chairman, Macclesfield Canal
Partnership Steering Group (2005-09).
- Developer and webmaster of several web
sites (see below).
I give many all digital presentations each
year to canal societies, Probus groups, WI, ladies groups, and others
on a variety of subjects:
Macclesfield Canal (two
versions: one for canal societies, another for others)
Rhine, Main and Danube Waterways (two versions: for canal societies, for others)
Caledonian Canal (suitable for all audiences)
Dutch Waterways (suitable for all audiences)
Old Bollington (selection from the historic
picture collection, of most interest to local people)
If you would like one of these presentations please email me. Bookings taken up to 18 months ahead. All times of the day or evening can be accommodated. Distance not likely to be a problem during the spring, summer or autumn.
Here are a few pointers into my interests:
Bollington, the Happy Valley!: www.happy-valley.org.uk
The Macclesfield Canal: www.macclesfieldcanal.org.uk
Boddington family: www.boddington-family.org.uk
Adkins family: www.adkins-family.org.uk
Other web sites developed include:
Bollington Town Council
Kettleshulme Parish Council
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