Neil first became interested in Ancient Egypt in 1986 during a business trip to Cairo. Since then he has made over 50 visits to Egypt.

He has successfully completed nine continuing education courses at Liverpool University covering various aspects of Egyptology.

He is a member of The Egyptian Exploration Society, and a Friend of the Petrie Museum and was a founder member of Horus Egyptology Society in Wigan, one of the largest and most successful Ancient Egypt societies in the UK. He has supported the Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project at Kom el-Hetan for over ten years.

He leads and lectures at Upholland and District u3a Egyptology Group and has run residential Egyptology courses for u3a members. He has also led Six u3a study trips to Egypt.

His talks are intended to be accessible to those with no prior knowledge of Egyptology.