A long time resident of Penkridge and also the village's official "Town Crier" and "Webmaster", Bevan recently retired after many years working in community development in rural Staffordshire. Besides local and family history he maintains a love for birds and all things natural.  Together with Dudley Fowkes, he has helped with publishing the journal "Staffordshire History" since its beginning in 1984. He is still working on his "history of town crying in Staffordshire" and would welcome any titbits of information anyone comes across.