Active In The 70's

For my first News assignment I had to take to the streets and find the oldest person possible (he wasn't that old really) and interview them about their earliest memory. I then had to write a 250 word piece on it... there are a few bits that need improvement! Here it is... 


Active in the 70's


John Piper - possibly the most active 72 year old? He plays tennis, manages property and wants to travel the world. 
John moved to Winton in sunny sea-side town Bournemouth 25 years ago, when his daughter started secondary school. 
All his life he'd been used to moving around.
So when the internal politics of his job as a secretary became too much he decided it was "time for a change". 
To keep his income flowing John "played a little game of monopoly" and focused his time on property development. 
At one stage he owned and was renting 14 properties out to students and young families - now this number sits at just four.
"I was always taught that if you don't work, you don't get. My father was very bright and hardworking. he set me a fantastic example."
John's earliest memory is even related to his fathers' job as a plumber.
"I remember him coming home from work with a boy scout truck - like a giant wheelbarrow that you pull along - and a trunk full with tools. He told me it was his time to go it alone in the plumbing business. Every time I think of that day it makes me smile because that was the day his success started."
"He took my mother on cruises and they were so happy."
John admits he wouldn't mind travelling himself, after selling the rest of his properties. 
"I still have so much to learn and your never too old to try something new - I even play tennis!"


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