Tony had had some bird-brained ideas in life but once he got the bug, he always completed what he started. His main achievements are a five-ton Christmas cake, a Bowling Marathon of a hundred and two hours that stood in the Guinness Book of records for a few years, then a new version of Lawn bowls based on T20 Cricket / B20 Cricket Bowls, which is recognised worldwide. Now at the age of seventy-five, he is publishing his first book, Holly in July, and says it’s not the last.
With top-notch retail training under my belt, I was poised to reach new heights. But an unexpected pregnancy followed by a turbulent divorce sent my life spiralling. Resolving to keep personal relationships at bay, I pursued a lofty ambition: ten stores in each of the five largest shopping malls wit...