Linda was born in Easington Colliery, Co Durham in 1958, and then moved to Leicester in the early 1960's, which is where she spent her childhood. But, it was in 'Shakespeare County, ' Warwickshire, where she says she 'grew up' during and after completing her counseling diploma. She is now an experienced counselor, supervisor, & trainer, behavioral family therapist & author of three self help books, a children's book and a novel. Mick was born in Alnwick, Northumberland in 1961 and has been a miner for thirty three years. He met Linda when he moved to Warwickshire after the mines all closed in