Skiing

We love skiing. When we win the lottery, we'll be buying a place in Kirchberg, Austria and wintering there.

I started skiing when I was about 22, Mandy about 5 years later and Lauren, our daughter, has been skiing since she was 2 on and off! Ryan, so far, shows little enthusiasm for it... That better change...

As the skiing in southern England is a little limited, we've skiied in Austria, France, Canada, East Coast USA, Bulgaria and ItalyMore.

Where Are They Now?

If you went to Ferndown Upper School in the period 1975 - 1979, drop me an E-Mail..

Some of the names I recall from then are Michael Richardson, Simon Marlow, Tim Matthews, Clive Bartlett, Tony Rodwell, Brian Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell, Sarah Crocker, Wendy Price, Kay Anderson, Paula Hard, Vanessa Thomas. If any ring a bell with you, drop me a mail.

Thrust SSC

The British have a wonderful attitude to achieving seemingly pointless, but technically amazing things. Possibly the most notable example of this is our love for breaking the Land Speed Record.More.

Fencing

For many years, the idea of fencing has appealed to me. Not the chance to keep myself away from the neighbours' prying eyes, but the tactical game of attack and defence using blades known as Foil Fencing. However, it was only a few years ago that I found a local place to take it up.

I'll be honest, the clashing of blade against blade is great fun and fencing allows one to vent a little agression without encountering the normal 'martial arts' minority who think hurting people is the fun bit. More.

Travel

Most people like to travel and we're no exception.

We spend most of our holiday and money on skiing holidays, but we like to visit interesting places for our summer holidays. We don't really enjoy lounging on beaches, but with two young children, that's probably what we'll have to do a fair amount of the time for the next few years! More.

Mandy's trip to Machu Pichu

In June 2002, Mandy satisfied an ambition by making a trip to Machu Pichu. She treked along the Inca Trail on a trip organised by the National Deaf Children's SocietyMore.

Who are we?

We are (unsuprisingly) the Saxbys. I'm Mark (meaning - Warlike!) Saxby, my wife is Mandy (meaning - Lovable!!!). Our daughter, Lauren (meaning - Laurel crowned!?!), is well established at school and Ryan (meaning - Little King) is the latest (and last if we have anything to do with it!) arrival (born in March 1997).

We live in England in Fleet, Hampshire. which is OK.

Interested parties can view my CV here Or sign or view or guestbook.

 

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Holiday reviews

Recent summer holidays have been spent boating on the Shannon River in Ireland, on a cottage on a dairy farm in Carmathenshire, Wales, in a villa in the Algarve, a flying visit to California, camping in Venice (well, ok, near...), caravaning in northern France and on a road trip around the Western US. More.