Tantara Taiko Profiles

John Bolwell (Leader)

Loves Doing:   T Things - Tai Chi,
               Taiko, Tango
Loves Tasting: Mmm... Things - 
               Marmite, Malt,
               Mars Bar Ice creams
Loves Music:   D Things - Dancing,
               Drumming, Dylan +
               much more beginning
               with other letters

Yvonne Chadderton

Lives:  Littleborough
Does:   Contemporary Jewellery
Loves:  Tai Chi
        Pois and club swinging
        (especially with fire)
        Globetrotting
        Dry stone walling
        Cryptic crosswords
Plans:  Helping to build a Yurt
        Teaching One to One
        jewellery making courses

		

Georgie Cart

Lives:  Middleton
Does:   Tai chi instructor,
        Tarot reader, Reiki healer
Loves:  Teaching, Meditation, Art,
        Photography, Music, Dance,
        Walking, Climbing, learning
Plans:  To help others

Andrew Jackson

Lives:  Wardle
Does:   Primary School Teacher
Loves:  Sport, Politics,
        our dog Rio
Plans:  To give up smoking &
        become a healthy member
        of society

Gill Parnell-Jackson

Lives:  Wardle
Does:   Safeguarding Children Board
        Training & Development
Loves:  Teaching Yoga, Mandalas,
        Mantra &  Music
Plans:  To work on drumming in
        time with everyone else
        in Tantara!

Phil Lewis

Lives:  With Pat
Does:   Wargaming, scale modelling,
        anything new
Loves:  Pat
Plans:  To try everything once ...
        and some things twice

Pat Lewis

Lives:  Middleton
Loves:  Phil, Yoga, Taiko
Does:   See above
Plans:  More of the same

Hughie McAdam

Lives:  Tameside
Does:   Advanced Driving
Loves:  Martial Arts, Meditation,
        Practical Archaeology,
        Photography
Plans:  To become an A.D.I.

Roxi

Lives:  Greater Manchester
Loves:  Tai Chi, Meditation, Flute,
        Art, Listening to Music,
        being in the company of
        like minded people

John Blackburn

Lives:  Norden (Rochdale)
Does:   IT management
Loves:  Wife and Kids,
        Asterix the Gaul,
        Other Goscinny chars,
        Deep Purple, Mike Oldfield,
        Opera, lots more music,
Plans:  To reach my target BMI
        by the time I’m 80

Adrian Cornforth

Lives:  Passmonds (Rochdale)
Does:   IT support, web design
Loves:  Tai Chi, Art Deco & Noveau,
        Photography, Design
Plans:  See if I have an musical
        talent lurking

Sue Kent

Lives:  Halifax
Does:   NHS Information Analyst
Loves:  Outdoor Conservation work,
        DIY, Gardening, Tai Chi
Plans:  National Trust Working
        Holiday in the Lakes,
        Skiing at Christmas,
        Change of job?

		

Dee Swift

Dee has a Taiko band in Cumbria
but is sometimes a special guest
to the Rochdale group.

Geoff McClung

Lives:  Rochdale
Does:   Drumming
Loves:  Drumming
Plans:  More Drumming!