Andy Ridge

I was born in Germany in 1967 and lived in the UK until the family relocated to what is now Zimbabwe, (formally Rhodesia), in 1974 where I remained through my formative years. After completing high school I worked at the Archipelago nightclub in Harare as a DJ until relocating back to the UK in 1987. My family dispersed around the world, father went back to the UK, mother and sister to Australia and my two brothers went to South Africa. I worked in the IT industry in Bristol for several years and then moved to Australia to join my family in 2001 and have been here ever since. In my younger years I enjoyed outdoor climbing and still play a bit of squash now and then which I fit in-between riding my old motorbike which I have had for 26 years!