Meet ... Clive Thomas (Drums/Attempting to keep everyone in time)

Clive Thomas was born in Southampton on that very lucky day (for him anyway) August 13th 1949. He always wanted to play the drums, and started with one his infant teacher grandmother brought back from school, which he played with his mum’s best knitting needles. To this he added the upturned zinc bath and a variety of biscuit tins and saucepan lids. OK, except he was 23 at the time! (No - only joking - he was 5 actually!) Somehow he managed to get from downtown Central School to King Edward’s Grammar School where he thought he was called to play guitar - and did! In his teens - the swinging 60s - he was lead guitar in a group called “Nucleus”. But guitarists are 10 a penny and every group needs a drummer, so he ended up playing drums in rock bands, orchestras, brass bands and anywhere he could.

He still plays guitar in church and schools, but never stops drumming - on the table, on his knees, with the knives and forks - much to the annoyance of his wife and family. Drummers are born, not made. You might even see him marching with a drum in with the Town Silver Band every Shaftesbury Carnival. In real life, Clive was a teacher for 30 years - 15 as head teacher of a primary school in Hove (actually). He taught music as well - because nobody else would! He even wrote songs and musicals for his schools and church. He married his teenage sweetheart, Jean, and his children carry on the musical tradition - one plays the trumpet, one the trombone and one the cricket bat.

Stuff You Don't Need to Know About Clive....

Favourite food ... Cornish Pasty - he has to test each pasty outlet in Cornwall and anywhere they open up!

Best musical moment ... conducting 300 children performing his musical in the Winchester Musical Festival

Good night out ... having a meal out and watching a musical at the theatre

Favourite relaxing activity apart from drumming ... walking up hills!

Unrealised ambition ... to take part in - and win - a Speedway race!

Best gift received ... rally driving lessons!

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