Born in March 1944, dad lived in Worksop where he attended Abbey School and then Magnus Grammar School in Newark.

During those years he was an active member of the St. Anne's Scout group.

The first family car, which took them on many holidays to the North Yorkshire coast.

You can see his mum and dad in the front, perhaps that's dad striding towards the car.

I am reliably informed it is an early 1960s Ford Consul Cortina Mk1, one of the most iconic family cars of that era.

A cutting from the Worksop Guardian in 1952.

Unfortunately they got some of the names wrong and dad is listed as Peter Howard.

So much for 15 minutes of fame!

Dad followed in my grandpa's footsteps and joined the St. Anne's Scouts Brigade, rising to the rank of Patrol Leader.

This is when he met my mum, Val James, who was the Girl Guides Leader.

Dad's cousin Steve Hind was also a member and was a very active member of the organisation for most of his life (and he's still going strong I'm pleased to say).

Another local newspaper cutting, from 1962, announcing the Duke of Edinburgh's award presentations.

The gold award was quite tough, but was rewarded with a trip to Buckingham Palace to receive the award in person.

This must have been just before he left Worksop for Stafford Poly.

I can't tell what the record is that he is holding, but it might well be the Goons' Ying Tong song, which came out in 1956.

Just like King Charles, Dad was a big fan of the Goon Show and introduced me and my brother to it in the early 1980s.

Is it just me or does he look like he's breaking in that jacket for a friend?

Another photo from school days, although there is no indication how old he was when this was taken.

I know he was in the rowing team at Magnus Grammar (Newark), so it might be a photo from that time.

Dad was there from 1957 until 1962 for his O-Levels and A-Levels.

I'm guessing that this is another school photo, but again no date on it.

This is a nice photo of dad with his mum, Constance Hind, taken in 1948 in Bridlington.

Sadly I have no memories of my grandma as she died very suddenly when I was less than a year old.

This photo is from my mum's collection and shows the St. Anne's scouts group from the 1950s - featuring various members of the Hind family (two generations).

This is a close-up of the back row, dad is third in from the left and grandpa is on the right.

To the left of dad is his cousin Steve, and to the left of grandpa is his brother, great uncle Jack.

I found this amongst dad's qualification certificates, even though he couldn't be actively involved with the Scouts after leaving Worksop it was clearly a very important part of his life.

A big thank you to my uncle Tony and cousin Mandy for sending me these next photos from his wedding to Marilyn, who we lost many years ago sadly, so it's lovely to see her on her big day.

Dad is on the left, mum on the right and it took place at St. Anne's church in November 1967.

And here it's just the two of them, probably deep in conversation about steam engines.

Tony, like our granddad (his dad) has always been very interested in model railways and built some incredible layouts.

He was also a very keen Meccano constructor and I know dad was always impressed by his projects, as was I.

Here is Dad with his big sister, June, standing outside St. Anne's church.

Here he is again with June, a few years earlier.

I think that's the first time I've seen a photo of him in classic defiant teenager pose.