Richard joined The Charnwood Orchestra in 1980 and he usually plays first violin.
Up until May 2005 he had worked in the printing industry all his life.
Redundancy forced him to take on a completely new role working as a Maintenance person for Charnwood Borough Council.
This involves maintaining the brooks around the Charnwood area ensuring that they are free from overhanging trees and removing all debris and watercress from the brooks.


He also plays with the Loughborough Orchestra, Rutland Symphonia and the Boston Symphonia.

Richard's other hobbies include refereeing at local level, gardening and DIY. He has recently been appointed as the Referees Assessors Co-ordinator for the Leicestershire & Rutland County F.A. This involves organising a number of assessors to attend matches and assess the referees in order for their applied promotion.

He has been married to Sue for 36 years and they have a 21-year-old daughter Rachael who also plays the violin and flute. When he is not involved in "fiddling" on a Saturday evening, along with Sue & Rachael he supports the Leicester Riders Basketball Team and attends matches at the John Sandford Centre in Leicester.