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Image 1. A misty morning on Ullswater.
Image 2. The summit of Petros rock in Sithonia, Halkidiki.
Taught Physics, Electronics for 31 years in secondary school (Head of Dept), took early retirement to devote more time to writing, researching, hill walking etc.
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| Publisher (P3 Publications), local books, mainly about Cumbria, but including a walking guide for Greece, updated in 2009.
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| Writer, public speaker on local history, occasional TV appearances re- Cumbria local history. "Gretna munitions" (History channel), "Out and about" (Eric Robson); Carlisle Canal.
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Lakeland Book of the Year Awards,
highly commended (1998), Tullie House Prize, "Carlisle Navigation Canal"
winner (1999), Border Television Prize "Carlisle Citadel Station"
Runner up(2006) Hunter Davis Prize -"The Carlisle Floods." (2nd out of 53 entries).
The English Lakes Book 5: Walking west of Buttermere, including the hills north of Whinlatter (April 2004)
The Carlisle Floods (Jan.2005); Victor (a historical novel)(October 2005)
The Lakeland Ospreys (March 2007)
Wetheral & Great Corby, an illustrated history (October 2008) The Cockermouth Floods (November 2009) The Keswick and Workington Floods (November 2009)
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English Lakes, Greece, walking, cycling and local history of Cumbria. Local activist for traffic free walking and cycling routes in Carlisle. H&S adviser for NUT in Cumbria.
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