Series: A Coach is Born

At 4.30pm on 23rd January in a small town in north-west England a coach was born. That coach was me. Every baby is born with love in its heart – we only learn to fear later on.

I started secondary school as Miss Goodie Two Shoes. But then, suddenly the 60’s happened and guess what? I was a part of it all. I discovered music the like of which none of us had ever heard and a lifestyle that was so far removed from that of my parents and my elder sister that it really blew your socks off. The rebellion had begun. Battle lines were drawn.

Spain was my destination and I arrived in Alicante on the Mediterranean coast, planning to stay for 9 months. I stayed for 20 years. Life was good.