220 Yards Freestyle Swimming Award.

440 Yards Freestyle Swimming Award.

3rd Class Swimming Proficiency Award.

2nd Class Swimming Proficiency Award.

1st Class Swimming Proficiency Award.

All  taken while at the Stowmarket Secondary Modern School Suffolk England.

Intermediate Swimming Certificate.

Taken while serving in the Stowmarket Boys Brigade.

Beccles Swimming Regatta Suffolk England.

1st  in the 50 Yards Freestyle Handicap for Boys under 16.

3rd  in the 100 Yards Freestyle Handicap for Boys under 16.

Suffolk Swimming Championship at Stowmarket Suffolk England.

3rd in the 66 Yards Freestyle Handicap for Boys under 16.

Beccles Swimming Regatta Suffolk England

1st in the 100 Yards Freestyle Handicap for Boys under 16

Edinburgh to Marble Arche Challenge Walk ( 395 miles)

Youngest to complete the Challenge in 7 days 8 and a quarter hours

Beating Dr Barbara Mores time of 7days 12 hours

Along with partner Harry Powell we were the winners of the Challenge

As far as I know this record still stands

Royal Marine Depot Deal Kent England.

Inter Squad Swimming Championship. 8 Squads

Gold Medal in the 100 Yards Freestyle.

Gold Medal in the 50 Yards Freestyle.

Silver Medal in the 400 Yards Freestyle Relay.

Silver Medal in the 400 Yards Medley Relay.

40 Royal Marine Commando Swimmimg Championships.

Based at Burma Camp in Malaya. ( 666 men )

Small Cup Blue Ribbon 1st in the 100 Yards Freestyle.

Small Cup Blue Ribbon 1st in the 50 Yards Freestyle.

The Blue Ribbon Denotes 40 Commando unit.

Received the  General Service Medal with Borneo Clasp.

For Active Service in Borneo, Sarawak, North Borneo

Recorded with Jim West and the Texans. On the City Music Label.

At the City Music Recording Studios Scratby Norfolk England.

Single 45 rpm Record.

A side. Today I Started Loving You Again.

B side. Fifteen Years Ago

British Broadcasting Corperation London

Recording with Jim West and the Texans, for Country Music Radio Show

Recorded with the Singing Postman, Alan Smethers.

At the City Music Recording Studios Scratby Norfolk England.

12 tracks for his next album, cannot remember any of the tracks

Stand in Bass Player with Montana Moon.

Recorded LP Record. If I'd Left It Up To You.

With Jim West and the Texans.

At the City Music Recording Studios Scratby Norfolk England.

Released on the Gemini Country Music Label.

Played Bass backing Little Ginny Popular English Country Music Star.

Toured North of England and Midlands with Nightriders Country Band

Toured Cornwall with Nightriders Country Music Band

Live recording session at Gunton Hall Lowestoft Suffolk England.

10 Tracks with The Nightriders.

Also backing Little Ginny, Jed Ford, Bob Wayne, Ray Dexter.

All top country music artists.

Wembly Country Music Festival with the Nightriders alongside

Tom T Hall, Hank Williams Jnr, Ann Murry, Bobby Bare and many more.

Stand in Bass Player with the Saddle Tramps.

British Broadcasting Corporation London.

Nightriders Country Band

Recorded 6 Tracks for the Late Night Radio Music Show.

Toured Germany with the Nightriders  Country Music Band.

Backing La-Mel Prince. Black female Country and Gospel Singer.

Toured the USA Air Bases and nightclubs for Clodagh Rogers Father.

Recorded at the Hillside Studios Ipswich Suffolk England.

On the Hillside Label, a self penned song on the late Jim West

Single 45 rpm record.

A side Jim West. B side Abilene

Knoxville County Country Band.

Recorded at Radio Medway in Maidstone Kent England.

10 Tracks for a late Night Radio Show.

Awarded British Hang Gliding Association Elementary Certificate.

Awarded British Hang Gliding Association Pilot Grading.

Awarded FAI  Federation Aeronautic International's  Flying Award.

FAI Federation Aeronautic International.

Awarded Hang Gliding Sporting Licence No 008.

First person to fly a weight shift Hang Glider from Dunwich Cliffs Suffolk.

Awarded British Hang Gliding Association Pilot Grade.

Awarded British Microlight Association Official Observer  Rating No 292.

Magazine editor of the Norfolk Hang Gliding Club.

First person to fly a Hang Glider from Bawdsey Cliffs Suffolk England.

Passed with distinction. City and Guilds of London Institute.

Electrical Installation and Maintenance course A

Awarded British Hang Gliding Association Pilot 2 Rating.

City and Guilds of London Institute.

Electrical Installation and Maintenance Course B.

Passed with Credits.

Founding member  of the Suffolk Coastal Floaters Hang Gliding Club along

with Allan Snowlin.

Along with Allan Snowlin formed the

Suffolk Coastal Floaters Hang Gliding Club

First person to fly a Hang Glider from Kessingland Cliffs Suffolk England.

First person to fly a weight shift Hang Glider.

From Sizewell to Thorpeness Suffolk England.

Magazine editor for the Suffolk Coastal Floaters Hang Gliding Club.

1st person in Gt Britain to land by a parachute from a Hang Glider safely.

The parachute deployed by accident during a flying competition

at the British Hang Gliding Championships at Mere in Wiltshire England.

First person in the world to receive the United Kingdom

Private Pilots Licence Groups D. Specially designed for Hang Glider Pilots.

City and Guilds of London Institute Electricians Certificate.

British Microlight Aircraft Association Pilots Certificate of Competence.

Ist person in England to obtain FAI Bronze Calibri Award for Microlights.

Federation Aeronautic International.

Joint Industry Board Graded Group B Electrician.

British Distance Record for Microlights.

Triangular course 91-92 miles ( 147-46km ).

This record still stands today it will never be beaten as the specifications for

this group of Microlights was changed, the weight going up to 150kg

Federation Aeronautic International Microlight Sporting Licence.

British Microlight Aircraft Association Official Observer No 0244.

To witness any record flight attempts.

1st in England to obtain an FAI Silver Calibri Flying Award. for Microlights.

Federation Aeronautic International.

Well on my way to being the first in the world to obtain the Gold Award.

Going to New Zealand robbed me of this chance

First Two Seater Weight Shift Microlight to fly in New Zealand.

Electrician Registration Board of New Zealand.

Certificate of Registration as an Electrician.

New Zealand Citizenship

First Two Seater Weight Shift Microlight to fly in Australia.

Australian Citizenship.

Electrical Workers and Contractors Board Queensland Australia.

Certificate of Competency  Registered Electrician.

Taramalin Sound Studios Woodridge Brisbane Australia.

Recorded 8 tracks as a Demo Disc with the band "Cross Cut".

Celebrated my Silver Wedding Anniversary with Dearest Emily.

Started my first Company in the Meat Industry after being laid off from

Lindgrens when the company was sold to Kerry's

I took all my old customers with me

Taramalin Sound Studios Woodridge Brisbane Australia

Recorded 4 tracks with Sharon. I was the engineer and producer

"Jackson", "Rockin Good Way", "Travling Man" & "It Takes Two".

Finally recorded the Fabulous Chrysler at Video pro  16 tracks

Just as well as the band finally folded a couple of weeks later