Born Ellesmere Port, Cheshire and educated as a chorister at Chester Cathedral, Chester City Grammar School

Later theatre study: Lancashire Ed authority for Drama Board associateship (ADB) and then Rose Bruford College for BA (Hons) Manchester;

Journalistic Career (from 1950s)

• Chester Chronicle
  
• Cheshire Observer (Arts Editor for several years then Deputy Editor)
  
• Whitchurch Herald (Editor from 1986-88)
  
• HM Central Office of Information (Information Officer)
  
• BBC NW Region (freelance announcer)
  
• Diocese of Salisbury (Communications Officer & Bishop's spokesman '88-97)
  
• Now theatre/entertainment writer Salisbury Journal and opera writer Southampton Daily Echo
  

Community theatre activity:

As actor and director with theatre and music groups in Chester and North Wales.

Acting roles include

• Elliott (Private Lives)
  
• Cauchon (Saint Joan)
  
• Strauss Father (Waltzes From Vienna)
  
• Njegus (Merry Widow)
  
• God (Chester Mystery Cycle)
  

As director

• for Christleton Village Players Spring & Port Wine and The Winslow Boy, 
  
• for Chester OS Oklahoma! and Die Fledermaus, 
  
• for Deeside Orpheus Perchance To Dream, The Mikado, Iolanthe 
  
• for Dee & Alyn G & S Princess Ida, Patience, Trial By Jury
  

Research production:

Nights of Gladness, tribute to Evans's Song & Supper Rooms, at Villiers (The Player's Theatre) September 2003.

Other interests: Local Amateur Studio Theatre (press officer) walking, swimming, travel.

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