Best wishes to a true, honest and hardworking naturalist who has done so much to inform and enlighten us about the Natural World, it’s beauty and its perils than anyone else in the history of Mankind. Enjoy this V.E. day and have a truly memorable birthday. Long may your passionate mission continue.
Dianne Thompson, a former Club Together Moderator, has informed me that Mick Grey sadly passed away at the end of March. Mick was also a Club Together Moderator in the earlier days of forum and went under the byline of Bugs. Many of the long term contributors will no doubt remember him. Condolences to his family and thanks…
The R&B singer Roberta Flack, best known for the hits The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly With His Song, has died at the age of 88. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgr2wl819pwo What a great singer and her first hit - The First Time..... - is my favourite piece of music of all time. RIP Roberta.
Bestselling Scottish crime writer Denzil Meyrick has died at the age of 59. The former police officer is best known for his series of 11 books about DCI Jim Daley, set in the fictional Scottish town of Kinloch. A great series of books which thoroughly enjoy reading. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rzwq1p0vzo
Former Scotland, Manchester United and Manchester City striker Denis Law - the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or - has died at the age of 84. The man dubbed 'The King' and 'The Lawman' spent 11 years at Old Trafford, his 237 goals in 404 appearances placing him third in United's history behind Wayne Rooney…
I have just read on FB that Phil Rickman, the author of the Merrily Watkins series of supernaturally-themed mysteries, set around the Welsh Marches, the borderlands, as died quite suddenly. RIP Phil, you will be very sadly missed by your many followers.
Very sad to hear of the passing of former deputy PM John Prescott. One of the last breed of politicians with genuine conviction, he was our constituency MP during the years we lived in Hull. I once had the pleasure of meeting him (and it was a pleasure!) when he visited the school I was teaching in. Away from the cameras…
RIP Geoff Capes World's strongest man and an ex Cambridgeshire Police Officer.
I was saddened to read that the great Maggie Smith has passed away at the grand age of 89 years. She was a brilliant actor.
R.I.P fella ,thanks for th entertainment !!
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