John is retired and lives with his wife in the small village of Ramsey Mereside where he is chair of the village hall committee. John also volunteers as one of Cambridgeshire ACRE’s Hallmark Visitors, supporting the assessment of village halls across the county who wish to achieve the Hallmark quality standard.

Prior to retiring, John taught computing in Whittlesey, Peterborough and London and was a governor of a local primary school.