Education:
Bishop Perrin Primary School (then called Bishop Perrin Memorial School) 1955-1961
Latymer Upper School 1961-1968
City of Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University) studying Computer Science 1968-1972

Employment:
I worked as a computer programmer in the Market Research Industry 1972-1986 (technical term: spec writer)
Between 1986 and 1997 I continued computer programming work on a freelance basis while working on chess projects. I was working for the Richmond Chess Initiative from its foundation in 1993 until its closure in 2005, and at some point in the mid 1990s I started being paid for running Richmond Junior Chess Club.
I have been teaching in school chess clubs since 1993 - and am currently doing one-to-one chess tuition (amongst other things) at Hampton Court House.

Chess:
Member of Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club since 1966.
Active tournament and occasional county player 1966-1977.
I started teaching chess informally in 1973 and in 1975, together with Mike Fox, founded Richmond Junior Chess Club. When Mike moved to Birmingham in 1979 I took sole charge of the Club - where I remained until July 2006. In September 2006 Peter Sowray took over the top section of the Club while I continued to run the lower group until July 2007.
Author of chess books (on chess for children and chess trivia) and magazine columns.
Recipient of the British (now English) Chess Federation President's Award in 1996.

Interests:
Chess (obviously!), Contract Bridge, Cryptic Crosswords, SuDoku, Education and Childood Studies, Neurodiversity (especially Autism/Asperger's Syndrome), Classical and Folk Music, Contemporary Fiction, Local and Family History ... and much else.