Andrew White

A short time ago I wrote about a walk around Elsecar organised by Radio Sheffield and Andrew White, and what was initially slated as a one-off event has blossomed into a short series of walks tied in with Radio Sheffield's "Love Where You Live" feature.

Unfortunately prior arrangements have prevented me attending all but the final walk, today, around Barnsley. Under normal circumstances this would have been a write-up of that walk, but I thought I would take a different tack and write about the architect of all the Radio Sheffield walks, Andrew White.

Now its doubtful Andrew would regard himself as a celebrity, though many people with a lesser résumé have masqueraded under that banner. Andrew is a writer, presenter and film-maker, but above all that he is a thoroughly nice bloke who enjoys what he does which, ultimately, is being outdoors.

Its impossible not to like someone who's enthusiasm shines through in such a way; here is a man guiding a walk not because he has to or because he's being paid to, but because he wants to- because that is what he enjoys.
His local knowledge is outstanding; the kind of guy you could spend the evening in the pub with and never get bored of hearing accounts of his adventures or interesting facts, yet whom manages never to make it all about himself.

With any luck the Radio Sheffield walks won't end today, and- with any luck- Andrew will be the orchestrator of all their future walks, for I can't imagine a nicer and more informed man at the helm- even if he spends most of his time leading from the back!


Andrew White