I started ‘Robin Hooding’ nearly nineteen years ago, working at medieval banquets and shows at both  The Sheriff’s Lodge and The Tales of Robin Hood in Nottingham, and from there all over the country and all over the world! Before that I used to do sword-fighting re-enactment as a hobby…

Aside from regular banqueting, some of the most moving times have been meeting people who were excited to meet Robin Hood – children of course, but especially the shows we run at Center Parcs for the When You Wish Upon A Star charity for very ill children, which are always wonderful.

Nottingham Council holds an annual Robin Hood Pageant in November, and last year I was featured on all of the posters, banners and flyers, where I met, greeted (and posed with) as many of the thousands of visitors as possible!

I’ve also been lucky enough to travel as Robin, and make some very good friends, especially the Pied Piper of Hameln (or Hamelin). The Piper (the excellent Michael Boyer) has visited Nottingham as my (and the council’s) guest, and I have travelled to Hameln twice now, most recently last year where we raised money for the Hameln Children’s Hospital. We are now starting an international Legion of Legends with Switzerland’s William Tell, hopefully with local civic support!

I’ve also been lucky enough to travel as Nottingham’s official Robin Hood to the US and Canada, representing the city in Toronto, New York, Houston and Chicago – how much fun is my job?