Age:
48
Married:
Yes to Andrea
Kids:
Daniel, 13 and Ewan, nine, both Up’ards
Job:
HGV driver for Frank Wright Trouw
Three likes:
Derby County, the outdoors, renovating dusty DB tractors.
Three dislikes:
Bad driving, anybody that doesn’t support Derby, health and safety.
Family:
Born at Ashbourne Maternity Home, my mother is Hazel, I have a sister, Angela and my late dad, Terry claimed to be a Down’ard but never actually went.
Shrovetide preparations:
Lots of walking, talking and jogging.
Shrovetide snap:
Pies, chips and pancakes.
Ending the night at:
Sturston and the Vaults.
Best thing about Shrovetide:
The build up and the banter.
Worst thing about Shrovetide:
Raining and the game not living up to my expectations.
If I ruled Shrovetide
I would install more Up’ards on the committee and open the old railway line to Clifton to make it easier to get to.
What designs would you have on your ball:
I’ve got the Derby ram and a picture of the Green Man looking up St John Street.




