john mansbridge

Yes, it's me...your host! I didn't make it to the '92 Reunion and there is no such thing as a decent recent photo of me, so here's one that was taken near Tower Bridge a couple of years ago. The smaller of the two figures is my son, Nicholas, who is now 13 years old. I thought I'd better come clean, with the second picture! It shows how the passage of time etches its disgraceful graffiti on the innocent face of youth!

I've been an Illustrator/Graphic Designer for most of my working life although, in an attempt to establish myself as the most unsuccessful Bedalian of all time, this career has been peppered with long periods of unemployment.

Last year I did a Teacher-Training course, which qualifies me to teach other people how to use computers and to assess their progress towards NVQs. Hmmm!

I've been married twice but have not had a great deal of success there either. My second divorce is in the pipeline as I speak though not, I must add, of my making. Mr Right turned out to be someone else!

Even my quest for an unassailable lack of success is not going according to plan. Astri Cordery insists that the crown belongs to her! Not to worry, though...tomorrow is another day! Numerous books have been published, decorated with my illustrations, which makes my son think I'm famous and now the march of progress means that I can do it on a computer. I love that and, I must say, I always look forward to tomorrow, not just with trepidation but with excitement too.

I hope the same goes for you.

37a. Havant Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 3JE

020 8503 6099

john@mansbop.free-online.co.uk

This one will take you to my own website. There's not much on there yet but I'm working on it!