'I am very lucky to have grown up in such a lovely part of Lancashire

Pete, now 57, grew up in Lancashire after his mum Jean and dad Brian, originally from Birmingham, moved initially to Forton, then Catterall and then Garstang, where Pete attended SS Mary and Michael's School on Bonds Lane

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He was later a pupil at St Mary’s Hall preparatory school then Stonyhurst College until age 17, followed by sixth form at Newman College in Preston.

After a period of time in bands in Leeds, he ended up at North London Polytechnic then Central London Polytechnic, both now universities.

He left England in 2003 to live in Rome, where he founded a tour company, and since 2013 has been based in Ukraine, where he added the In Lviv Tours company to his portfolio.

"I am very lucky to have grown up in such a beautiful part of Lancashire beside the River Wyre and close to Nikky Nook," he said.