Hello and welcome to my web page. I am a Border Agency Officer based in the south of the U.K. It has been a very busy and interesting past seven years for me with a sad and distressing divorce, followed by the joy of meeting someone new. Jane and I are extremely happy together and were married in December 2006 followed by a very relaxing and romantic honeymoon in the Highlands of Scotland in the run up to Christmas.

The photo on the right shows ‘Tigh Romach’, the beautiful remote cottage nr Beauly on the outskirts of Inverness where we spent a lovely week on honeymoon. It was well worth the 600 mile drive to get there!

Click on the link to visit the official web site of the Belladrum Estate where the cottage is situated..

We were married at Lainston House, a beautiful William & Mary house nr Winchester, Hants. We had a wonderful day and would like to thank all of our family and friends for making it very much a day to remember. Our wedding photography was by James Anderson, Starpictures who we can highly recommend! In fact, there is a photo of Jane and her friend’s daughter Kate that can be seen in the Starpictures portfolio. The photograph was taken in our beautiful room at the Lainston House hotel and can be seen by clicking this link and choosing the image at the bottom left of the selections on that page. We were so pleased with our photos that it re-kindled an interest in photography and you can see some of my images taken on a three day photography course I took in May 2007. Please click on the link below to see the gallery on the Picasa Web Albums site. Over time, I hope to add a few more of my photos to this site, please click on the appropriate ‘category’ on the sidebar menu for examples.

Photos from Corfe, Portland & Weymouth

There are really two reasons why this site exists and neither has anything to do with vanity or self promotion. Firstly, it was an opportunity to develop a growing interest/hobby in computing. Secondly, and more importantly, it now seems to be an avenue of contact for those of us unfortunate enough (or fortunate, depending on how you view things !) to talk about, share experiences and seek help in dealing with the aftermath of surgery resulting in ileostomy.

Although the photo (above right) was taken back in ‘98, it is special as it shows me with my last drug dog ‘Jet’. He was donated to the Department and was trained locally by myself and a colleague. This photo was presented to the donating family as a keepsake. ‘Jet’ lived a long and happy retirement in Spain with a colleague. Unfortunately old age finally caught up with him (he was over 14 yrs old) and sadly he was put to sleep in June 2010. I  caught up with him on a couple of occasions before his move abroad and he really enjoyed his well earned retirement. A colleague of mine on the team is a very talented artist, go to the ‘My Albums’ page to see his sketches of detector dogs.

Another ‘passion’ of mine is Southampton Football Club. I have been a supporter of ‘The Saints’ for over twenty five years now and have experienced many highs and lows throughout that time. Probably the best day was very recent….The F.A Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 17th May 2003. The atmosphere inside the stadium was incredible and we completely outdid our opposing fans from Arsenal. The better team won on the day but I, and countless others, will always remember the day that the Saints supporters showed the watching millions just how much the Club means to us all.

All Saints fans are hoping that this season will be our last in League One before we start making our way back to the Premiership. However, everything has been overshadowed by the death (9th Aug) of the Saints owner Markus Liebherr. He was the Club’s saviour preventing us from going out of existence and everyone connected with the Football Club owes him a debt of gratitude that can never truly be repaid. Condolences to all of Markus’ family; may he rest in peace.