Nigel began his shooting career whilst serving in the Fleet Air Arm, the flying side of The Royal Navy, but his main role since becoming a civilian has been to impart marksmanship skills to the youth of the nation through his position as a shooting master first at Greshams School in Norfolk and for the last 9 years at Wellington College in Berkshire. He is often seen at Bisley with a crowd of pupils avidly trying to wreck the school rifles, gunsmiths have become his best friend but the school bursar seems to have different opinions.
Nigel has a selection of Grand Agg crosses, Queens final badges etc but his main love is the touring side of GB shooting and the camaraderie that comes with it. New Zealand will be his 26th GB team tour and his 5th Palma Match. Interestingly a fellow team member was the Palma Captain in 2003 and gave Nigel his first taste of World Championship shooting, an appetite he has continued to feed ever since.
When not shooting or organising it Nigel tries to manage his 5 grandchildren, drink red wine and stay on top of married life, not always an easy task but you only live once.