Andrea Humphrey

Andrea is the youngest of three children born in the dockland of Kingston upon Hull a few years after World War 2. Brought up in a one-parent family, unusual for those days she learned to cope with the harshness of life. Since leaving school at fifteen Andrea enjoyed working in shops, offices where she was trained as a telephonist and later... more »

Andrea is the youngest of three children born in the dockland of Kingston upon Hull a few years after World War 2. Brought up in a one-parent family, unusual for those days she learned to cope with the harshness of life. Since leaving school at fifteen Andrea enjoyed working in shops, offices where she was trained as a telephonist and later became a care assistant. She has three children, Michael, Jennifer, and Debra. Later in life Andrea did several training courses such suicide bereavement, teachers aid and several others mainly to do with working in the community. Andrea also trained as a Local Preacher for her Church. Her claims to fame are being on ‘Westminster Today’ with colleagues on a ‘bereavement training course’ then on the front page of the ‘Hull Daily Mail’ when helping a children’s charity. She was also on channel 4 news on the subject of a church service she had taken regarding the Tsunami. For sixteen years she worked as a volunteer in the community where she lives taking on various roles such as committee member, running projects, school governor, running the school library and organising activities and events. At present she is compiling a directory of voluntary groups throughout the city of Hull. Andrea is a great supporter of Arsenal Football Team. She enjoys visiting the North Yorkshire Moors and Whitby whenever possible. Andrea is a great lover of animals especially cats. At the moment she has a chinchilla, two cats, a budgie, a hamster plus several stray cats camping at the bottom of her garden. Her hobbies include reading, IT, writing, and recently developed a great interest in the history of Hull and Whitby. Her main ambition is to meet Phil Everly one of the Everly brother’s duo. « less