Michael


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Michael

New Life

londonderry, United Kingdom

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Well what can I say?  First of all I'd like to apologise because you have obviously found this page by mistake!

OK, so you're still interested, oh well no accounting for taste!  Born and bread in Yorkshire, younger brother of two and son of Mr and Mrs Dean, I was eventually drawn to the bright lights of the city. However, the journey was not straight (and also not very interesting!). My first venture away from home was north and University in the delightful English setting of Middlesbrough! My next move took my east and over the water to Paris for a year.  On my return to England west was the obvious choice and this time traditional England stood firm as I spent the next 3 ½ years in a delightful village just outside Bath.  Just before the millennium the lights and sounds drew me into the capitol and I’ve been here ever since.
Work wise I’ve always had a technical streak and this was followed through with a BSc (honours) Computer Science degree.  During my degree I discovered the world of multimedia and this is the past I have followed to this day.  Working across multi-sectors from automotive to entertainment to fashion and publishing I’m now in healthcare PR.  Some days are interesting and some days aren’t!
And finally, you may be interested to know that my home town Pontefract has three stations, Monkhill, Baghill and Tanshelf!

<div>I've always had three interests in my life, namely sport, music and God.&nbsp; The order of priority changes, sometimes daily, but these three interests have stayed the same.</div><br /><div>Sport... I'm just competitive, so I'll give anything ago &ndash; even cricket!&nbsp; I've always enjoy playing sport to watching it.&nbsp; Football has always been somewhere in the mix, although it has currently declined to gentle kick about in the park.&nbsp; My favourite sport has to be badminton, both singles and doubles... however it's years since I last picked up my racket.&nbsp; Cycling has also kept me fit in the past, but the lack of country lanes in London has put me off.&nbsp; So the theme is definitely &quot;Dwindling Sport&quot;!&nbsp; One exception is golf.&nbsp; I don't know if it's my age, but I now count golf as sport and more importantly exercise!</div><br /><div>Music... Brass Bands are the heart and sole of English music.&nbsp; No matter where about I've been in the country there has always been a brass band to play with.&nbsp; My instruments are Euphonium (like a baby tuba) and Trombone.&nbsp; I've had many happy times playing music in all types of groups.&nbsp; I&rsquo;m also a member of the National Methodist Youth Brass Band, through which I have travelled widely and slept on many church floors!</div><br /><div>God... always there, even when I'm grumpy!&nbsp; Need I say more?&nbsp; Just that I&rsquo;m on a constant learning experience and the journey is fun, if sometimes hard.</div><br />

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