![Clermont Ferrand, France](http://www.johnspeaktrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Clermont-Ferrand-France-150x150.jpg)
The year was 1960, I was nineteen years old, working in the wool trade for the family business, Kassapians (Combers) Limited. I applied for a John Speak Trust Scholarship to finance a six month study/voluntary working trip to France to improve my French and broaden my horizons. Unfortunately I had…