Elaine Boyes

Oh, gosh, this is the difficult bit to talk about, to be honest. I'd better be careful what I say on here. Better be careful.

Oh, gosh, this is the difficult bit to talk about, to be honest. I'd better be careful what I say on here. Better be careful.

Because I'd had quite a difficult childhood. I remember my dad used to argue a lot and my dad could be quite violent. You do everything to appease and you avoid conflict and that's what I was like. This compliant female that's very friendly and outgoing on the surface but underneath it she's not going to ask too many questions.

Because I'd had quite a difficult childhood. I remember my dad used to argue a lot and my dad could be quite violent. You do everything to appease and you avoid conflict and that's what I was like. This compliant female that's very friendly and outgoing on the surface but underneath it she's not going to ask too many questions.

Well, meeting Rowan was interesting because it was a blind date. I was introduced by two friends. They kept pastoring me, actually, for about a week. They kept saying, we've got this chap, we'd like you to meet this chap.

Well, meeting Rowan was interesting because it was a blind date. I was introduced by two friends. They kept pastoring me, actually, for about a week. They kept saying, we've got this chap, we'd like you to meet this chap.

It was January 1980 or 81. It was absolutely freezing, and we met up in a pub.

It was January 1980 or 81. It was absolutely freezing, and we met up in a pub.

Oh, gosh. I would say he looked like a good-looking Cliff Richard now. Cliff Richard is good looking, but he reminded me of Cliff Richard.

Oh, gosh. I would say he looked like a good-looking Cliff Richard now. Cliff Richard is good looking, but he reminded me of Cliff Richard.

His eyes. Again, it's his eyes. Yeah, yeah. He's got brooding eyes. He's got depth eyes.

His eyes. Again, it's his eyes. Yeah, yeah. He's got brooding eyes. He's got depth eyes.

I managed to get him to talk about photography and things that he's interested in, and we hit it off quite well, yeah.

I managed to get him to talk about photography and things that he's interested in, and we hit it off quite well, yeah.

When we left the pub, he said to me, he said, how do you fancy meeting and going to York tomorrow for the day? And I thought, oh, that'd be nice. So we did.

When we left the pub, he said to me, he said, how do you fancy meeting and going to York tomorrow for the day? And I thought, oh, that'd be nice. So we did.

I felt safe in his company. Ron was very placid, very quiet. He seemed very caring. And I felt safe with him. I felt safe around him.

I felt safe in his company. Ron was very placid, very quiet. He seemed very caring. And I felt safe with him. I felt safe around him.

He had this rack system installed. One of his main passions was hi-fi equipment. It was a Pioneer rack system with these huge speakers. I've never seen anything so big. And he was so proud to put it on and show me his hi-fi equipment. It looked like jewellery and he touched the, what do you call them, the knobs like they were jewellery. And the first track he put on was Paul Simon, I Am A Rock.

He had this rack system installed. One of his main passions was hi-fi equipment. It was a Pioneer rack system with these huge speakers. I've never seen anything so big. And he was so proud to put it on and show me his hi-fi equipment. It looked like jewellery and he touched the, what do you call them, the knobs like they were jewellery. And the first track he put on was Paul Simon, I Am A Rock.