Adrian has been involved with the Young Farmers movement for over 45 years, an Ex-Yorkshire and Northern Area Chairman in 1990 Adrian became Chairman of the National Federations Development Committee, responsible for the central training requirement for over 650 Club’s. In addition, Adrian has been Secretary of the Yorkshire Federations Staffing Committee for 20 years and to mark his contribution to the movement in 2000 he was elected a Life Member of the Federation, and further honoured in 2015 when he was elected as the first person from Yorkshire to become a Life Vice President of the National Federation. Away from Young Farmers as in the past served as a volunteer for: The Princes Trust Awards, NYFVO (YFC representative), Barnsley CC, Barnsley FC Supporters Trust, RAY where he served for 10 years as a Trustee and in an advisory capacity to a number of not for profit grant giving committee’s and companies. Additionally, Adrian is a AAA qualified Tug-of-war Judge and officiates across England.
Adrian currently works in the clothing industry, is a Director of several companies and has a young son and daughter.