I have always been community minded and have coached junior sporting teams or been involved in administration since I was 20 years old.

I remember turning up to go to a under 13 football game and there was just me and my car and 20 boys to take them to the game. I had no kids did it for no financial reward and was very pissed off to be expected to do it all for everyone else.

I have coached cricket as well and for the last 10 years have been in track and field athletics & cross country. Also been on the parents & friends (PTA) at the kids primary school and chairman of the school council at their high school. Whilst not working for the under priveledged I have put much of my spare time into worthwhile organisations.

I must say that the you get out of it what you put in because seeing the smiling faces of the children and having them come up to you in later years to say that they enjoyed what they did and seek you out to say so made every moment you put in more than worth the effort.

When I was so sick it was being with the children and their enthusiasm that kept me going.