I work for North East Lincolnshire Council as a Principal Planning Officer in the Forward Planning Section of the Environmental Services Directorate. I am the Team Leader of the Research & Monitoring Team which covers planning land use and general planning related research. The Council has resolved to form a joint venture company with Capita called Horizon and we will become Spatial Intellegence Officers in November 2007 when the company goes live. I have worked in local government (town planning) since 1974. Prior to that I worked for 10 years in the construction industry.

I shoot at the North East Lincolnshire Target Club (of which I am also the Secretary), North Somercotes Clay Shooting Club and Killingholme Full Bore Club. I shoot .22 rimfire, .357 mag underlever rifle, black powder pistol and .308 rifle. Our Club is affiliated to the Yorkshire Rifle Association and we shoot long range rifle at Strensall MoD ranges, York.

My wife, Marjorie and my eldest son Richard also shoot as a hobby. Marje is an Auxiliary Nurse at Grimsby Neonatal Hospital. Richard has a sound recording studio, Blue Lizard Studio, and teaches music technology. Richard lives with his partner, Val. in Cleethorpes. Val is a lovely French girl and has 3 children, Georgina, Lyndford and Jefferson from previous marriages. Lyndford and Jefferson now live in Australia with their dad and Georgina lives with Richard and Val. Andrew is an optical technician. Andrew and his girlfriend Lauren presented us with a grandson, Murry, on 10 June 2004. Another grandson, Archie, came along on 12 April 2006

Marje and me

This is Richard, Marje, me and Andrew pictured in 1994 when we were helping to building the North East Lincolnshire Target Cub's new premises.

If you'd like to get in touch please e-mail me at :- steve.davidson1@ntlworld.com