THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

Working as a local press photographer for more than 32 years, I must say there have been some very special events and moments in time that I’ve covered and will never forget: a riot at Lincoln prison; attending the crash site of a Harrier jet; and photographing the Queen at RAF Cranwell. But I still put spotting a red and white Series 1 Lambretta parked up beside a gateway in a yard at Wilsford, Lincolnshire, after I’d covered a local duck race in the village beck, as one of my moments in time that I’ll never forget.

I remember a dark-haired man was up a ladder painting his house window frames. I parked my car and walked across to him and enquired about the Lambretta and whether