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Sir Bob Scott looks back on an unusual life with several careers. A
single theme through it all has been getting things off the ground.
There has been both success and failure. After a childhood spent
abroad as the son of a diplomat and in England with his astonishing
Grandmother, Bob sailed through schooling and Oxford mainly because
he was large and noisy. From his brief stint as an actor to being a
theatre manager in Manchester; from remote corners of Europe to the
broader reaches of the globe as the Olympic bug took hold and led
to successfully getting the Commonwealth Games, the Millennium Dome
and Liverpool's successful bid to be 2008 European Capital of
Culture, Bob Scott has a myriad of stories to tell. Fifty years in
the Arts and Sport inevitably lead to some colourful - and
sometimes funny - encounters, with the likes of Burton and Taylor,
Pavarotti, Nureyev, Topol, Olivier, Finney, Lloyd Webber, Bobby
Charlton, Clive Lloyd, LS Lowry, Mrs Thatcher, John Major, Vladimir
Putin, the Queen, Prince Charles, Princess Anne to name just a few.
In terms of wins and losses what is the Final Score?
Seeking a second home, Bob & Abi found a dilapidated old
country house with 6 acres in a tiny hamlet surrounded by mountains
deep in the Hautes Corbieres; a region where ruined Cathar
fortresses rise starkly against the skyline and place names are in
both French & Occitan. Set in magnificent scenery within a
protected forestry area that is a haven for wildlife and with a
climate varying from snowy winters to summer Canicules, the
location has a timeless atmosphere. A selection from several years
of humorous & informative e-mails accompanied by over 60 B/W
photos chronicles their purchase & renovation and how they
became part of a close knit community whilst overcoming numerous
logistical & technical problems to realize their ideal.
This is the continuing story of how Bob & Abi found and
renovated a dilapidated old country house with 6 acres in a tiny
hamlet surrounded by mountains, deep in the Hautes Corbi?res; a
region where ruined Cathar fortresses rise starkly against the
skyline and place names are in both French & Occitan. Set in
magnificent scenery within a protected forestry and conservation
area, the location has a timeless atmosphere. It is a haven for
wildlife with a climate varying from snowy winters to summer
Canicules. A selection from eight years of humorous &
informative e-mails accompanied by photos, chronicles their
continuing renovation and life in a small, scattered rural
community.
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