Having spent the last eight years writing this book it's made me realise that my life has been virtually made up of two halves. The first half saw me through childhood and on through puberty to a successful marriage with the pleasure of bringing up five children. Unfortunately it was destined not to last and we finally separated in 1971. It was then that I met Margaret who was to have a wonderful effect on my life from then on. We both left our respective families and made our way north with no idea where we would end up. Eventually we settled in Stockport where we later got married. Later on we returned to live in Milton Keynes where we got involved in sport, which proved to be extremely enjoyable as we worked together. Unfortunately in the later years Margaret was dogged by ill health until finally I lost the love of my life. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I have enjoyed writing it.