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Ron Greenfield..... Biography.. Born with a pencil in his hand and creating art for as long as he can remember, Ron recalls how his father Ted, an accomplished artist, used to sit by him on the family settee and show him how to draw. Always good at art when in school, he later attended College on a Pre-Apprenticeship course in Building, where he excelled and won the class prize for the 'Student of the Year'. With his interest in building and art, it seemed like a natural progression for Ron to gain employment in an Architects' office, drawing plans and designs for houses, pubs and shops. |
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During his time in the Drawing Office, Ron was also doing odd building jobs for friends and relations as well as being involved in the entertainment business with a double act called 'The Chosen Two'. The drudge of working by day and singing at night soon led to his resignation from the drawing office. He had a successful career in 'showbiz' with the above act and as a solo artiste ( called Tom Sawyer ), a group ( called Daybreak CLICK for 'Showbiz' page ) and the highly successful comedy double act of Soya & Bean, who in 1984 where voted 'Club Mirror - National Comedy Act of the Year.'
Settling down in 1994 from the rigours of life on the road, Ron took a job as a Teacher in a local prison, where he held the post of Building Multi-skills and Light Handicraft Tutor for 8 years. During a spell of illness years before, Ron became interested and bought his first computer ( Commodore 64 ), which he soon learned to program. As computers became more and more advanced, Ron move with the times and as soon as the internet was widely available, he launched his first website. He was instrumental in designing, launching and editing one of the largest websites in Doncaster ( doncasteronline.com ), before branching out on his own and forming his own web design company ( See www.greenfielddesign.com. ) Being made redundant from his teaching job, Ron concentrated his efforts on designing websites before the lure of another teaching position took him to Grimsby and work as a Construction / Craft Teacher and Centre Co-ordinator at a college for students with learning difficulties and other disabilites. Still running his business of designing websites from home leaves little time for anything else, but Ron still manages to find time for his garden, which he has been working on for over 10 years, converting a flat piece of land into a beautifully landscaped garden. In July 2002 Ron married his American wife Mamie, herself an accomplished artist, she works closely with Ron on most of his many projects. Her own website is at the following url ( See www.mamiegreenfield.com ). Ron's love of computers lured him away from his post in Grimsby to teach I.C.T. ( Information, Commmunication & Technology ) to 11 to 14 year olds at a school in Gainsborough, Lincs, where he started his new position in Sept 2004. |