I grew up on the Isle of Wight and attended local comprehensive schools, afterwards securing an apprenticeship with a local small business. I’ve always enjoyed the outdoors and competed in tetrathlons across the UK incorporating running, shooting, swimming and cross-country horse trials.
Fortunate to grow-up in the countryside, I’m a keen bird watcher, nature admirer and animal lover - and proud to be a former Chairman of my Young Farmers group. Over the years I have kept and bred pedigree Hampshire Down Sheep, Jersey Cows, Racing Pigeons and most notably of all pure breeds of Poultry. Aged 15 I passed my first poultry judging test, and aged 23 became the UK’s youngest fully-qualified poultry judge – I have since judged the length and breadth of the UK, and officiated at shows in Germany and the United States. Since 2019 I have edited international poultry magazine ‘Fancy Fowl’.
Further to working in Parliament for two different MPs – Maria Caulfield and Mims Davies – in 2021 I started working for the National Trust. As Parliamentary Officer I liaise with MPs, Peers and Ministers over the work of the National Trust, arranging visits to National Trust places and organising events in Parliament on everything from celebrating Churchill and Chartwell to creating a buzz about blossom.
