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David Childerley David was born in Cambridge in 1938 and grew up in Coton where he attended the village school, going on to the High School for Boys in 1949. He loved all sport and represented his school at cricket and rugby. After leaving school he did his National Service in the RAF for 2 years hoping to see the world but spent his time deskbound in the UK typing reports. After the RAF he took a temporary post for a year at Coleridge School, Cambridge teaching mainly English, RE and games to ensure the profession was for him. In 1960 he started at St Luke’s College, Exeter studying for a Diploma in Physical Education. David & Rosemary married and she joined him in Exeter and taught in a girls’ secondary school. A few years later they moved to Thame in Oxfordshire both teaching at the same school. They stayed in Thame for 3 years during which time their son Steven was born and David became interested in youth work. Later, in 1966 he became a youth leader within a school at Christchurch. David and family moved back to the area firstly as Youth Tutor at Melbourn Village College. Helen was born during this time. A year’s counselling course in
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