PETER DAY TAKES CONTROL
Flying narrowboat man slows down to reach new heights
Having served in the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying more than 6000 hours on a variety of aircraft and had overseas tours of duty from Bahrain to Belize, Peter Day was elected President of the Rotary Club of Stamford. Outgoing President Michael Warrington presented the chains of office to him in a ceremony at The George Hotel on Wednesday 1st July. Peter told The Mercury “This is a proud moment and I have made many friends in Stamford since I joined this club in 1995”
Born in South London and educated at Dulwich College, Peter served in the Royal Air Force from 1962 to 2007 and his association with Stamford through RAF Wittering began in 1970. After several intermediate tours of duty, his career reached a climax as Commanding Officer of RAF Wittering from 1992 to 1995, when he was introduced to Rotary. He finished his flying career giving air experience flights in Bulldog and Tutor aircraft to ATC and CCF cadets at RAF Newton and RAF Cranwell
Peter lives with his wife Brenda in Easton on the Hill and, as a retirement project, they had a narrowboat built. In the last 12 years they have covered some 12000 miles on the inland waterways of England and Wales - some people slow down a bit when they retire, but not normally from 500 to 3 mph!
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