
- Did you belong to a youth group?
I was always moving around as a child as my family was in the armed forces, so I didn't attend a youth group. When I moved back to the UK I worked in a central London nightclub and would enjoy talking to the young people who would try to get in. That's what made me feel I had something to offer.
- What did you do next?
I'd wanted to get into outdoor pursuits. I got a job first as a cook and later as an instructor at a YMCA. I realised it was the youth work side I enjoyed most.
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