Charitable and Personal Interests
His philanthropic interests include his Charity Foundation, and he also has a policy that Richer Sounds gives 15% of its profits to charity. He was the first Patron of The Big Issue Foundation, is patron of Irwell Valley Housing Association, Visit Yorkshire and is a Vice President of the RSPCA. From 1998 until 2006 he was a director of Duchy Originals, the Prince of Wales’ charitable trading company, and received an LVO (Lieutenant of the Royal Victoria Order) in 2007 in recognition of his work for them. He is the founder and a trustee of ACTS 435, a national initiative to help those in need, which was launched successfully at the York Synod by The Archbishop of York Dr. John Sentamu, in June 2010. He is particularly interested and active in the areas of human rights and animal welfare.
He is a Governor of Clifton College, his old school, despite his relatively poor academic performance whilst a pupil there.
He has been married to his wife Rosie since 1982. In his spare time he enjoys drumming in his own jazz band which plays regularly in Yorkshire, travelling around Europe, chairing a regular Café Philo discussion group and hosting a weekly bible study session for friends.{Who's Who}
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