Our Current Squad
Where were you born?
St James, Leeds
What did you want to be when you grew
up?
Wallis Arnold Coach driver
What was your first job?
Telecommunications Engineer
Where and when did you learn to swim?
Kirkstall Road Swimming Baths, Leeds (Smith’s Crisps 25 yards
Certificate 11th March 1955 York road baths Leeds)
Favourite swimming pool and why?
Rounday High School Baths, Leeds, great memories training with the Leeds
City Team and being coached by my late father
Ideal job – other than the one
you have?
Being retired is the best job I have had, being a musician would be
good
How do you keep fit other than swimming?
Cycling, Walking and Bowling
Favourite pastime?
Music, playing keyboard
First record that you bought?
A Hard Days Night - Beatles LP
Favourite music?
Beatles (60 s)
Favourite city?
Carlisle, great place, moved hear in 1977 from Batley
What or who makes you laugh?
Tommy Cooper and grand daughter Annabel, she has great jokes
Favourite film?
Ben Hur
Favourite author?
Not a great reader, I enjoyed Jaws by Peter Benchley
Favourite book?
Oxford English Dictionary
Four famous dinner party guests? (Dead
or alive!)
Just the Grandchildren, Annabel Houghton famous for writing stories,
Connor Morrison famous for playing the violin and computer games, Caitriona
Morrison famous for finding the hens eggs, Tieve Morrison famous for
making a lot of noise