Gavin has a background in hospitality, tourism, travel, catering, outdoor pursuits and adventure.Extensively working in the great outdoors as a Mountain Leader, Ski Guide, Sailing/Watersports Instructor, Personal Fitness Instructor and Beach Lifeguard he is no stranger to working in challenging environments.Following an early career in adventure sports in the Alps he moved into the hospitality sector in the 1990s and was the founder & owner of Wallett’s Court Country House Hotel and Restaurant, The Garden of England Spa, The White Cliffs Hotel and The Cliffe Kitchen a collection of quality hospitality businesses that operated at a high standard gaining recognition in major food and hotel guides consistently for many years.Gavin is currently a Director of Primal Roots CIC an organisation that develops health and fitness through engaging with nature and the great outdoors.He has a long experience in developing and building health and well-being in members of the community that are traditionally very hard to reach through his work with Primal Roots CIC. This work has led to him to working in rehabilitating people leaving prison, those living with addiction, people living with homelessness and those seeking asylum and refuge from persecution and war. Gavin has also acted as a long-standing Trustee and Chairman of Dover Smart Project from 2014 to 2021, a charity formed in 2013 that has been instrumental in supporting and enhancing the extraordinary lives of people in the Dover community through creativity.Dover SmART Project is a grassroots arts-led organisation that works with many under-represented voices. From young carers to people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. His experience in this field is invaluable in engaging sectors of the community to art and culture.Gavin has co-led a number of expeditions in the USA with children aged 14-17 exploring America's National Parks between 2007-2018.Gavin's personal achievements include a successful relay swim of the English Channel in 2010 and a climbing expedition to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro in 2007.Gavin's interests include Wild Swimming, Trail Running, Wildlife and Nature Preservation, Foraging, Road Cycling and Triathlon.