farmer
As for my credentials, I am a farmer in Ogbourne St George and a non- practising solicitor (having previously practised law at a City firm).
I was brought up on a small hill farm in Cumbria, in a church-going family with my farmer dad a church warden and my mother a teacher.
I am a farmer’s wife from the village of Hatfield Heath near Bishops Stortford.
I am a farmer and a Lay Minister, licensed to the benefice of Brasted, Sundridge with Ide Hill and Toys Hill.
I, in the intervening years, became a lawyer by trade and a farmer by heart (both my grandfathers were farmers and so was my father, a part time farmer).
At the “tender age” of fifty I retired from my law practice to become a full time farmer, fulfilling a heart’s desire.
We must also be proud to serve our whole community - whether it is the farmer who comes to Harvest, the family attending Christingle, or someone turning to the Church in a time of crisis, celebration or grief.
Hard work, but blessed to work in & with God’s creation every day. 1994: Qualified as an Accountant. 1995 to 2015: housewife, farmer & stay-at-home mum to our 3 girls. 2000 to 2009: Treasurer of two local Pre-Schools (one we very sadly had to close, unviable after government funding changes) 2015 – 2022: Employed as
The farmer in me makes me resilient with determination to persevere until I get the job done to the best of my ability.
As a farmer, he has gained practical problem-solving skills in engineering and a deeper understanding and appreciation of nature through working directly with it, which has fuelled his passion for the environment and climate change.