Having two boys at St Mary’s, both of whom continue to enjoy and flourish in their school lives, I’m very privileged to be able to give something back to the school as a Parent Foundation Governor.

I live just outside Overton with my wife and the two kids. We reluctantly share it with some sheep, a horse, a dog and a cat, all of which keep me pretty busy either taxiing to the numerous extra-curricular activities or fixing fences!

To keep our heads above water and help fix the fences, by day I am a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Director of SP Projects Ltd, a firm of construction consultants, which I’m very proud to have worked at for over 20 years having started straight from university.

It won’t have gone unnoticed to those who know me that I have a huge soft spot for a Land Rover or two, apparently now bordering on obsession. I’ve been told that I can’t buy any more.

I love the countryside life that many of us in and around Overton are lucky enough to enjoy: the odd pub tea, occasional horse ride and dog walk and generally enjoying the outdoors with great friends and family.

After a 15-year break I’ve dusted off my hockey stick and shin pads and have played a season of hockey and although the mind thinks it is more active than the body, I really enjoyed it.