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About Me — Ian McNeish
A rationalist with a dream
I was born in 1946 directly after World War ll. A ‘Bulge Baby’ as such infants were called in Scotland. My dad had been a prisoner of war. I was brought up in small industrial towns across central Scotland as my parents moved about following employment opportunities.
I had a few jobs when leaving school, from working in an iron foundry to building electronic parts for the Kestrel Jump jet and the legendary Concorde aircraft. I headed to Harlow in Essex when I was nineteen years of age and worked for an electronics company. After four years there I headed north to Aberdeen, working for the County Council. At the age of twenty-seven I joined Ross and Sutherland police and headed further north. On retiring, after thirty years, I got involved with a large community based drug and alcohol charity and became Chairman of the Board.
I finally retired, well nearly, in 2016. I have and still do lead an active life. I played rugby until my mid thirties, when I caught the mountain bug. I have mountaineered since these days and was lucky enough to ascend Mont Blanc. I was in Mountain Rescue for a few years. I continue to meander into mountains, even if a tad more sedately. I am a keen photographer. I play and coach curling. I am also a keen cyclist.
