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WHO WE ARE
Living With The Lions Sports Travel
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PATRICK ARNOLD - MANAGING DIRECTOR
I play cricket, rugby and hockey mainly for Wimbledon and recently 5 a side football for Boca Seniors! I have always loved all sports and used to organise all the club tours at university.When I started working for HSBC in London I got into watching England cricket overseas and sadly was there when the Barmy Army launched in 1994/5. Following further trips to South Africa and the West Indies I then got to play cricket in South Africa for my club and Croatia and Austria with the MCC. This experience pushed me toward starting Living With The Lions in 2001 and now, here we are today! What makes us different? We are still just a small team but every person here loves the sports that we follow and adds their own personality and enthusiasm to each trip that we run. I have been married to Sarah for 5 years and we have two small children, Freddie and Hana. |
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JOANNE OVERY - OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
My interests are skiing, running, cooking & entertaining and more recently I have learnt to climb! I love the outdoors and I am often away on camping trips and trekking up some mountain or other! I have been in the travel industry since leaving college and joined Living With The Lions just over 5 years ago. Before joining the company my knowledge of Cricket and Rugby was limited and to be honest it is not a lot better now but I love going to both events and soaking up the atmosphere. My aim is to make sure that our tours run smoothly and that everyone is having a great time. My passion for Australia is immense and having recently returned from the victorious Ashes tour I am already looking forward to our next Lions tour down under in 2013! |
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DAVID BULMER - CORPORATE HOSPITALITY
Sport has always been my real passion in life with a particular love of cricket, football, boxing and tennis. I gave up playing a decent standard of football aged 30 to play on the 8 Ball Pool tour, I represented Surrey until a few years ago and still play to a national level now. I had been in recruitment for many years and met the team here through my previous role working for a sports recruitment company, I then joined Living With The Lions in 2009 and love the idea that I talk about sport all day for a living. I have two sons Charlie and Alfie who are old enough to compete with their Dad now and this has made me realise I am no longer 21 years old – How depressing!! Favourite sporting moment ever – that’s easy - Michael Thomas, 30 seconds to go, Anfield 1989 when I actually was 21 years old – happy days indeed!!! |
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RACHEL BARBER - CLUBS & SCHOOLS
I have worked in the sports travel industry for most of my career. Having studied French and Italian at Bath I put my language skills to good use first for Gullivers Sports Travel, who I joined in 1994 and worked for 13 years on tours all over the World. Having coordinated the hotel bookings for the Rugby World Cup in France in 2007, I then spent a year working on the Rugby World Cup accommodation set up for Williment Travel in New Zealand in 2008. I made the move back to London and joined LWTL in January 2009 and now work day to day on the Club & School Tours. I am based predominantly in Gloucestershire and split my time between the two offices and visiting clubs and schools all over the country. I consider myself very fortunate to have travelled the world with my job and have hosted tours to South Africa, the West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China & many more. A keen sports fan I enjoy watching Test cricket and supporting Gloucester Rugby. Having played club hockey until recently, I now prefer tennis and running, competing regularly in 10ks & half marathons. |
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TOM SELLERS - CLUBS & SCHOOLS
I have been involved in sport from an early age, it was hard to avoid with both parents teaching PE. I have played Rugby for as long as I can remember for clubs such as Clifton, Bristol, Exeter chiefs and Sutton & Epsom. I have a real passion for sport which has sculpted my professional life to date, sport really has become a way of life for me. After a degree in Sport and Exercise science on St Lukes at the University of Exeter I moved to London to work for Edwin Doran Sports Tours where I learnt my trade in organising sports tours for schools and clubs. I started at Living With The Lions in September 2010 to apply this experience to a more personalised model of touring aiming to provide the best sports tours available in the market. I am also very keen on my alpine sports but a recent knee operation has put pay to that for a while. |
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CERYN FISK - CLUBS & SCHOOLS
I have been involved in the sporting industry for the past fourteen years, taking roles in servicing both governing bodies and supporters. Working for Inspiresport, we focused on football development programmes for students encouraging me to follow the sport more and understand the needs of tours for the round ball. I have also worked with the Welsh Rugby Union, mainly dealing with the organisation of the national squads. I am really looking forward to using my experience in the sports industry to co-coordinate school and club tours. This is something I enjoy very much, especially as I believe that we offer a high standard of product to our clients. I am a keen runner and support Welsh rugby alongside my partner, ex international scrum half Robert Jones who is a tour celebrity and friend of Living With The Lions Sports Travel. |
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BRETT LINGLEY - MARKETING MANAGER
Having grown up in Durban, South Africa I am a massive Natal Sharks rugby supporter and have adopted Bath as my UK side since we started doing their supporters tours in 2004. I love all sports and have competed at a provincial level for bodyboarding, swimming and tennis. I have a passion for travel and since joining LWTL more than 6 years ago have been fortunate enough to host tours to New Zealand, Australia, West Indies, South Africa, France, Ireland and Italy with my favourite cities being Sydney, Cape Town and Treviso. The highlight of my career was the 1st test between South Africa & The British Lions in Durban in June 2009, sitting amongst so many Lions supporters was just totally surreal… |
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JOHN BRENNAN
SCHOOLS MUSIC CONSULTANT
I have been so fortunate to be involved in so much of Oxfords vast and varied musical life. I am organist and choirmaster at Greyfriars Church and have organised many tours for choirs and musicians in the past 21 years. Also, I am president of the Oxford Organists Association and through Positif Press I publish a number of books and journals on the organ and its music. |
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COLLETTE ALEXANDER
ACCOUNTS
I am learning fast about cricket and rugby but athletics and tennis are my games, plus I am looking forward to beating David at badminton sometime soon! |
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