Lorrie was born in Kent and was a journalist for 35 years, and had never pulled a pint before the opening night at Riks Bar. She has adult children living in England who are very much missed, and now little grandson Jack, too.

Martin comes from Lincolnshire, he moved to Bedfordshire at 16 yrs. old and trained as a Welder. Later in life he tried various careers including Printing and Design. He has one son back in England.

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After meeting we settled in Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire, where we spent a slow 6 years renovating our house. But for us, the life in England had lost its appeal and we decided to start over in another country. Our search lasted for over a year before we came across this idyllic location and we just had to buy the place.