Castel Matters, Issue 22 - Winter 2019 / Spring 2020
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habitats and was always concerned<br />
with the spread of domestic<br />
curtilage areas - what he referred to<br />
as ‘green deserts’.<br />
Similarly he was president of the<br />
Cemeteries Committee which, after<br />
considerable perseverance, led to<br />
the acquisition and setting up of the<br />
new cemetery and you will see his<br />
influence in respect of the natural<br />
habitat and environment which has<br />
been created.<br />
He also sat on the steering group<br />
which is now the Cobo Community<br />
Centre and he took office, and<br />
became president of the North<br />
Show Committee.<br />
Nick was always the first to volunteer<br />
for many of the tasks which take<br />
place within the Parish and was a<br />
leading figure in the <strong>Castel</strong> Church<br />
Donkey Day which has become an<br />
annual event.<br />
He has been involved in creating<br />
and building several of the Parish<br />
floats which have been part of the<br />
Liberation Day Cavalcade.<br />
It is fair to say that all those<br />
Procureurs, Constables, Douzeniers<br />
and of course the various staff, all<br />
value the efforts Nick has made<br />
to help them and make them an<br />
integral part of this team which is<br />
the <strong>Castel</strong> Douzaine/Parish. His<br />
efforts and those who went before<br />
him, who, in my view, have made<br />
the <strong>Castel</strong> Douzaine what it is –<br />
respected by States members, civil<br />
servants, and also, I believe, other<br />
douzaines.<br />
Nick was never one to dabble too<br />
much in politics but he always made<br />
sure parishioners had opportunity to<br />
be involved, and where necessary,<br />
express views at Parish meetings/<br />
forums. He was Returning Officer at<br />
the last two General Elections.<br />
In his efforts to enhance the role and<br />
involvement of the parishes he was<br />
part of the steering group which<br />
led to the formation of the Island<br />
Douzaine Council, which evolved in<br />
to the Douzaine Council.<br />
He represented the <strong>Castel</strong> Parish<br />
on the Council and the Douzaine<br />
Liaison Group during his time as<br />
Dean of the Parish.<br />
I have received a number of calls in<br />
recent days and without fail there<br />
has always been a remark on his<br />
service and the way he carried it<br />
out, inevitably with the expression<br />
“a lovely man”.<br />
A family man, our thoughts go out<br />
to Michelle and his three children<br />
and five grand-children at their loss.<br />
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