TOWARDS A HEALTHIER
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On
retirement , I felt I still had something to
offer to the country I love and live in. Politics, though a continuing
interest, did not appeal as an occupation. A return to practical
farming was no longer a realistic option. I had, however, steered one son
and two daughters through their education, and still had one son at the local
High School. I was genuinely horrified at the eating habits of many youngsters,
at the looming threat of addiction to smoking and drugs, and at the failure of
many young people to take regular exercise. I decided to try to do
something about it, if only by alerting these young people to the dangers.
The
Flower of Scotland Campaign, a registered charity, came into being with
the support of role models from the fields of sport, music and the media, such
as Sean Connery, Evelyn Glennie, Richard Gough,
Muriel Gray, Gavin Hastings, Lorraine Kelly, Hamish MacInnes,
Ally McCoist, Donnie Munro , Yvonne Murray -
and David Sole, who played a prominent part in the campaign.
I
wrote the fully illustrated Towards A Healthier Scotland to emphasise the dangers of
poor habits, and suggest ways of counteracting them. Funding was raised by Burns suppers, parachute jumps and
other means. As a result, a free copy of the book was given to every
secondary school in