Jane McCauley and Simon Pavitt, both 61, met as campaigners in Sheffield in 1987. They now live in Vancouver, Canada.
In 1987, Jane McCauley and Simon Pavitt were members of the Troops Out Movement, an organisation dedicated to getting the British army out of Northern Ireland. “It was a controversial organisation to some,” says Jane. “But we felt strongly that the Irish people had been treated badly by the English.”
At the meetings, members would show videos. “One day, Simon brought in a VHS tape and told me to be careful because it was on the floor,” says Jane. “I shouted at him: ‘I’m not that big – I’m not going to stamp on it!’” Simon wasn’t impressed. “I thought: ‘God, I’m not speaking to her again.’”
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