In March 2024, Jane and I sold our majority stake in Tele-Products Ltd. The sale went through smoothly with all jobs protected - a great outcome for the company we founded 36 years ago.
Retirement has been busy! Holidays in the Azores, Tanzania and a break in Scarborough, with Emily, Justin, Luke and Sarah. It has also meant more time devoted to green festivals, eco fairs and markets, where we have passed on techniques for 'protecting the environment and building resilience to climate change'. Check out www.sf-innovations.co.uk for more info.
Joseph turned 40 in February and spent a few days celebrating in Rome with Richard. He has taken the plunge and applied for Dutch citizenship, after 20 years of living there. He retains his British citizenship, and of course his Yorkshire passport.
Emily squeezed in numerous Lindy Hop weekends, music gigs and festivals into her busy life in Nottingham. Justin and her managed a get away to Croatia. Here she is, organising campus Pride march in her role as EDI officer at Loughborough Uni.
We had a great holiday in Sri Lanka with Luke & Sarah - the cooking lesson being a high point. They got engaged this year, with the wedding planned for next summer. Sarah is busy at LNER, keeping the trains running and Luke has taken up actual running, with plans for a triathlon at some point.
Our book publishing had a boost this year, with Joseph giving the website a new look. He came over in August to work alongside me and get familiar with the Amazon publishing platform. You can see the new website here.
Here are a few more family photos to finish - wishing everyone a wonderful 2025.
