Hello my name is Walter Daglish and I am from Edwinstowe, Nottinhamshire in the UK.

I'm married to Pauline also from the North East and have one daughter Elizabeth.

I spent my childhood in a mining village in the North East called Silksworth now part of the City of Sunderland.

I started work in the mining industry as an apprentice Fitter at Wearmouth Colliery (now the 'Stadium of Light' home of Sunderland AFC).

I transferred to Nottinghamshire in 1980 and worked at Welbeck and Thoresby Collieries until the privatisation of the Industry in December 1994.

I was appointed by RJB Mining (the new owners) at their HQ near Doncaster as IT Support for the UK Deep Mines.

I left the mining industry in October 1999 and joined Nottinghamshire County Council as a Senior R&D IT Officer.