ABOUT THE AUTHOR....Graham
Avis joined the BBC Transmitter Department at Daventry in 1967. He worked
at various Transmitting Stations in the UK, before doing a one year tour
on Ascension Island in 1972. Returning to the UK, he eventually settled
in deepest Dorset, still working for the BBC. In 1984, accompanied by
his family, he returned to Ascension for a two year tour as Assistant
Resident Engineer of the Atlantic Relay Station. Returning to the UK in1986,
within three months he returned as Senior Manger Ascension Island Services
living in Georgetown. Graham and his wife Chris continued to live in Georgetown
until their return to UK in November
1998.
His hobbies are walking, local history, reading, and occasionally, very
poor golf.
During his time here, he was a keen member of the Ascension Island Historical
Society, delighting visitors and residents with his periodic "Ambles With
Avis", which consisted of a walk round Georgetown and a historical talk.
In the months before he left Ascension, he shared his deep knowledge and
affection for the history of the island through a weekly column in The
Islander Newspaper, which proved hugely popular. It is these articles
which form the material for this area of the website.
Graham's work not only displays a keen sense of humour (an essential quality
for any long-term resident of Ascension Island), but also a great sensitivity
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