I am married to my wife Rachel and we have three Adult children. We were married in the church 25 years ago and we are practicing Christians. I have had a variety of hobbies since my childhood playing football for Club, school and County. I was also a competitive Horse rider and boxed as an amateur at Belgrave WMC before turning professional in 1981 reaching top ten status in the British featherweight division. I have since practiced Martial Arts including karate and Akido. I have worked in a variety of professions that mainly involved driving and care work It was in 1999 I had an unexpected career change at the Loughborough Echo as a Circulation and Promotions Co-ordinatorThree years later I returned to the Care field joining the PTS division of the Ambulance Service. I later upgraded my skills and became an Emergency Medical Technician. In May 2014 I qualified as a Level 4 Sports Massage Therapist after 2 years training (including level 3). I have also completed a course in kinesiology taping for support and rehabilitation of muscular injuries.In 2015 I qualified and became a registered (HCPC) Paramedic with the East Midlands Ambulance Service. I have since completed and psssed my FDSC and BSC in pre hospital care (professional practice) at Northampton University. I have recently completed a stand alone module assessment and management of minor injuries at De Montfort University. In recent years I have been an event Organiser/ Fund Raiser for the provision of health care for the children of the Alpha and Omega Orphanage, Uganda.I continue to work in the Health care profession and looking for opportunities that increase my skills base and improve my career prospects