Dear Kenneth,
We will miss John Royds. For 50 odd years he has always been there for
us. From our arrival at the Wingate School as young marrieds in our
early twenties, he guided and encouraged us in a new environment. He was
not fazed in the least when Frank Dawson and John Hamblin appeared on
Flag Parade still in evening dress! Frank considered John Royds one of
his most influential mentors. When we started a private field centre in
Cumbria from scratch, he helped and supported us, came to visit often
and offered sound educational ideas and advice.
John always dealt magnificently with our daughters. Karen landed on his
doorstep bleeding from a fall off her motorbike; Sam had him digging his
lawn for worms in his cassock - to feed cockerels en route as a wedding
present, and last September after his 90th birthday lunch,he helped
Penny find some oyster mushrooms. We shall remember him with great
affection and much love,
Fev Dawson.
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