 During the 1970s Vandyke was one of the directors of the hotel and club venue, the Webbington Country Club, in the Mendips near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.In 1986, Vandyke married Catherine Stock, sister of fellow songwriter, Mike Stock.Later that year Vandyke penned her a UK hit, which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart, entitled "To Have and To Hold".