09-04 2020 10:53
wrote:
This is such very sad news.
I worked with Colin on the Premises Committee for some years and saw at first hand what an absolute rock he was for the School. He kept a sprawling and much worn Victorian building in amazing repair and with great but quiet good humour. There was nothing Health and Safety policies or new regulations could throw at him which he could not cope with and our “walk rounds” each year served to show how much he did quietly and carefully.
He was thrilled with the playground improvements and with the “greening” and devoted himself to their upkeep. He refused to let the periodic building works faze him and ensured that those annoying remaining snags were dealt with although we may have to admit defeat with the glass canopy over the Reception door!
There was nothing he wouldn’t do for the children – whether an extra presence was needed at the gate or things needed getting ready for a club.
He has been bound up with the School and its life for so long that it is impossible to think of the School without him. He was utterly reliable and dedicated and he kept it functioning through all the ups and downs in a way that was extraordinary. He will be very sorely missed.
09-04 2020 10:53
wrote:
This is such very sad news.
I worked with Colin on the Premises Committee for some years and saw at first hand what an absolute rock he was for the School. He kept a sprawling and much worn Victorian building in amazing repair and with great but quiet good humour. There was nothing Health and Safety policies or new regulations could throw at him which he could not cope with and our “walk rounds” each year served to show how much he did quietly and carefully.
He was thrilled with the playground improvements and with the “greening” and devoted himself to their upkeep. He refused to let the periodic building works faze him and ensured that those annoying remaining snags were dealt with although we may have to admit defeat with the glass canopy over the Reception door!
There was nothing he wouldn’t do for the children – whether an extra presence was needed at the gate or things needed getting ready for a club.
He has been bound up with the School and its life for so long that it is impossible to think of the School without him. He was utterly reliable and dedicated and he kept it functioning through all the ups and downs in a way that was extraordinary. He will be very sorely missed.