Good to meet you… Philip Horwood
My family has been taking the Guardian through three generations and my children, Lucy and Alice, now make a fourth. I am approaching my 69th birthday. I was brought up in the Potteries (Stoke-on-Trent) and left in 1971 upon qualifying as a chartered accountant, at which time I married and moved to London. We later moved to work and live in Portugal, followed by Nigeria and then Greece before returning after some 11 years to settle in Pwllheli, north Wales, where we have lived for over 35 years.
The Guardian online is my primary news source in the morning and, while I subscribe to the daily edition, I mainly read it via Kindle Fire or iPhone. The Opinion and Editorial sections are my main focus before delving further into the news reports. I recall my father commenting when Polly Toynbee first joined the Guardian (in 1968) that I should follow her articles, and I have duly done so.
I joined Rotary in 1987 and continue an active membership, it being my main hobby/interest other than work, occasional recreational cycling and my evening red wine. I acted as treasurer of the local Citizens’ Advice Bureau for 20 years and stood down recently.
Given the very sad result of the EU referendum I am pleased to at least live in an area that strongly supported membership.
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