I started at Llanarth in January 1995 and worked with Paul for the following 22 years. Many of those early years were as Paul's PA, which also meant that most of the time we also shared a desk, 'my desk'! This made working with him, sometimes 'infuriating', as he was unbelievably untidy - much to his amusement, I used to put a ruler on the desk, marking out 'his half' and daring him to put any of his paperwork over the line; I nagged him, trying to make him stick to some system or other I had created to try and organise him - he never listened, just got everything done in his own way - but such was his sense of humour, with his constant hilarious comments, including the nicknames he had for many of us (only Paul could get away with these) we would spend a lot of the time laughing.
Although our roles changed over the following years; after a particularly difficult day, or at the end of a long week, I would often find myself in Paul's office for a chat, with a cup of coffee and the never-ending supply of cake. No matter how busy he was, he always had time, was always supportive, and always kind and that never changed.
I started at Llanarth in January 1995 and worked with Paul for the following 22 years. Many of those early years were as Paul's PA, which also meant that most of the time we also shared a desk, 'my desk'! This made working with him, sometimes 'infuriating', as he was unbelievably untidy - much to his amusement, I used to put a ruler on the desk, marking out 'his half' and daring him to put any of his paperwork over the line; I nagged him, trying to make him stick to some system or other I had created to try and organise him - he never listened, just got everything done in his own way - but such was his sense of humour, with his constant hilarious comments, including the nicknames he had for many of us (only Paul could get away with these) we would spend a lot of the time laughing.
Although our roles changed over the following years; after a particularly difficult day, or at the end of a long week, I would often find myself in Paul's office for a chat, with a cup of coffee and the never-ending supply of cake. No matter how busy he was, he always had time, was always supportive, and always kind and that never changed.
