Martin was born, brought up and spent his working life in and around Manchester. On leaving school he pursued a career in civil engineering, but after several years joined Greater Manchester Police, retiring in 2014.
Since his early teens, Martin has constantly been involved in volunteering, either directly with charities or fundraising for them. When he was 16 years old, his volunteer work contributed to him being awarded the title ‘Rochdale Young Citizen of the Year.’
He has served on the Boards of several charities and has recently been appointed to the Board of ‘Home-Start’ (Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre). His previous regional/national Board appointments have included The Royal Jubilee Trusts, The Prince’s Trust, Greater Manchester Youth Association, Greater Manchester Drama Federation and Child Action Northwest.
He has a long-standing involvement in performing arts and took up script writing for theatre several years ago. He has written 30 works which have been produced across the UK and as far afield as South Africa and Australia.
Martin is proud to have been President of the Children’s Amateur Theatre Society in Bolton for over fifteen years and his work with young people was recognised by the Greater Manchester Drama Federation in 2009 with the Muriel Goodwin Trophy for ‘An Outstanding Contribution to Youth’.
For the past several years, Martin has served as a Magistrate within Greater Manchester, a role which he finds extremely rewarding.
Martin was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant in 2025.