User:Neilfs/Paul Hughes (extreme sports show director)

Paul Hughes (born 23 October 1970 in Salisbury) is a extreme sports show director.

Early life and background
Paul Hughes was born on 23 October 1970 in Salisbury, Wiltshire and grew up on Halfway Farm in Upton Scudamore just outside Warminster, Wiltshire.

Education
Paul went to Littleham Primary School and then went on to study at Exmouth Community College.

Early Career
Paul worked for Crusty Cob Bakery after it took over his fathers butchers business. This lead Paul to study bakery at Exmouth Community College.

Paul also in his spare time worked for Stuart Line Cruises as a skipper (boating) giving passengers rides up and down the River Exe and also around Exmouth Bay and this is where his love of boats came from.

Extreme Sports
Paul created the Xtreme Action brand during 1999 at the first Xtreme Action Weekend at Tattershall Lakes.