We here is a little insight to me Born just outside of Darlington Co Durham July 1978 lived there until 1996. Went to High Coniscliffe school left there and went to Staindrop comp. Was the pupil from hell lasted there about 1-½ years then was removed. Not very clever now but was fairly funny then. Ended up going to Boarding School called Windlestone Hall near Rushyford Co Durham.

Was there until 1994 then went to Houghall Collage in Durham did 2 year’s there while I was on my YTS. Then moved into Darlington lived on Yarm Road in a flat for 1 year with my ex girlfriend Kathryn Irvin. I had many job’s over that year best one was working in the Madri as a glass collector sounds sad but I was broke so been paid to go out clubbing sounded cool. Worked at Mac Donalds also that was great fun and I even managed to get sacked got sick of kids in the chav mobile trying to be funny so one day I loosed it and hit one thought the order window felt good but now I was job less. Had a bit of a messy year spent most of 1997 stoned I know not clever but hey I had fun and never hurt anyone. .. Split up with her and moved to Norfolk, worked on a farm for a few months then I met my next door neighbour and moved into Norwich lived there for 2 years with Alison . Left her party hard for 8 month’s in Norwich then met Claire Jones who ended up to become my wife. Moved to Brandon Suffolk In 2000 Started Mountain Biking in and around Thetford Forest met some good people and had a great time. Started to get a little better then I bought a downhill bike “ not the best thing to own in the flattest part of England “
This was my 1st downhill bike

This was my 2nd bike

This was the old southerndownhill.com 4X Bike

Click on the photo below to see my new Kona DuDu Gallery

Started doing a few races This is me doing a Pedalhounds race

The photo's below are taken from a Aston Hill video on youtube Aston Hill 2002 video

Thanks Seb for the Photos
My brother made a small website

for me no think huge it started to get bigger then we got a race team and things really started to grow. It now turns out that it grows far to fast and turned from a fun thing to more like a full time job. Then we started doing Race photos and used them on the site
Click on the photo below to see the Mountain bike photos




This was the site we started to sell the photos

Started to have problems at home with been a way so much and thing’s on the site where getting shitty certain people where hell bent on making the life of certain site member’s hell so I jumped ship. To this day it was been hard to see what I walked away from but the saying goes you make you bed you lay in it . Would like to say a huge thanks to all them people who help Southerndownhill grow to what it is today you all know who you are Thanks. In 2004 I got married to Claire at Thetford Martin “oggy” Ogden was my best Man Also Scott Weston was there also (Top bloke )
Click on the photo below to see Oggys Web site