I WAS BORN IN DORKING 25 JANUARY 1964. WE LIVED IN A CARAVAN IN ABINGER HAMMER.WE MOVED TO LINCOLN WHEN I WAS TWO AND LIVED IN A FLAT OVER GOWTS BRIDGE.
LATER, IN 1968 WE MOVED TO ST GILES. I WENT TO ST GILES INFANTS AND JUNIORS AND LATER CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.
ALSO, I WENT TO ST GILES METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL. MUCH OF MY GROWING UP WAS DONE ON RUSKIN AVENUE OR RUSKIN GREEN.
MY ENTHUSIASM AS A BOY WAS FOR MODEL SOLDIERS AND WARGAMING. I ALSO LOVED FOOTBALL BUT MY ABILITY HAS NEVER MATCHED MY ENTHUSIASM FOR IT.