David
Rout
David Rout and his wife
Linda have lived in Great Cornard for 34 years. When they first arrived from
Enfield David started work at what was then CAV – now Delphi. He lasted 10
days there before he realised that indoor work was not for him. As he could
turn his hand to most jobs he eventually became a self-employed builder and
has never looked back. David reckons that the secret of a successful
business is to delegate wisely and not be afraid to ask for advice if you
are not completely sure about what you are doing. Never try to bluff your
way through any problem is his advice.
David and Linda lived at Maldon Court for 27 years bringing up a family of
three children, 2 sons, Paul and Andrew, and a daughter Julie. Paul now
lives at Cockfield with his wife and three children. Andrew works with his
father and Julie teaches music at schools in Essex – she plays the flute,
clarinet, saxophone and piano. Just over 6 years ago David and Linda bought
the old butchers shop in Bures Road. It had been empty for some time and
David felt sorry for it. He has now completely renovated the house although
there is still quite a lot of work to do before they are happy with it.
David, Linda, and two of their children attend Cornard Christian Fellowship
Church in Broom Street which has been active in Cornard for 14 years. David
soon began to play an active part within the church and is now one of the
Elders. He has regularly met with other church leaders in Sudbury and, this
last year, been Chairman of Churches Together in Sudbury and District.
The Christian Fellowship adhere strictly to the tenets of the Bible. The
meetings of the Fellowship are very lively with music and singing playing an
important part. Because of this, David started becoming interested in the
production of music and now has all the equipment, including microphones,
amplifiers, lighting, etc and is in fact a sound engineer. He loves music
and has organised several musical events in the area. He also hires his
sound and lighting apparatus to groups of musicians who cannot afford to buy
it. What started off as a basic hobby has now grown into a very important
part of David’s life and eventually he hopes to include recording in his
musical activities.
David is not a person who vegetates. He uses every moment of his time to
participate in those things that interest him. His life is varied and he
seems at peace with himself and that is a virtue in a person.
Interview by
Joan Herbert (Cornard News) – 06 February 2004
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