FEATURE
Billy
OBITUARIES We sadly report the following deaths notified to us since November 2014
Billy says:
When Billy first came to youth club he was the stand-out hyperactive kid. Actually, hyperactive would be an understatement. A less than perfect home life coupled with a form of ADHD meant that Billy would often be running around causing mayhem. The developing structure within the youth club meant that time and space could be devoted to one-on-one work with Billy. This, coupled with regular focused activities, which kept him entertained, helped to develop his skills and enabled time for conversation and relationship building. Because Billy was seen as ‘different’ and because he would ‘annoy’ other children he attracted a fair amount of bullying. Over the past few years, Billy has shown significant signs of improvement in his behaviour, even when he doesn’t have the distraction of any specific activity. He is able to keep focused during discussions and is helpful with things like clearing up at the end of club.
Youth club has “helped me to understand about respecting other people and other people’s property, at home and school too
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Nat and Joanne Nat and Joanne were a young couple who had been homeless for over 12 months. Nat used to run a successful tattoo business, although both had a history of drug dependency. They were successful in getting into the homeless project and we soon were delighted to discover that Jo was pregnant with their first child. Sadly, during her time with the project she lost the baby. Nat said of the shelter: “It was good for our sanity, knowing we had a place to sleep and people to talk to… we were not stuck on our own.” Nat and Jo were coming near to the end of their time within the shelter and unfortunately, after much effort by the project co-ordinator, Jonny Adams, and other project volunteers, it had not been possible to find them permanent accommodation. Jonny and Rev’d Dave Chesney met on their final day. Dave had been given contact details of a local landlord with a property portfolio. Dave made a personal visit to the landlord, who reluctantly advised there was a flat that had just become vacant and he would confirm later in the day whether he was prepared to let Nat and Jo have it. Thankfully the ‘good news’ call came and Jonny went to pick up the keys later that day. Dave visited the day after with a hamper full of essentials and a few treats. It was already feeling like home.
Nat says:
It was the last day and we “knew we were going to be back out [on the streets] …then I got the call from Jonny ‘I’m sitting in your flat’, he said. It was the best feeling ever.
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Felsted School Mission has been changing lives in Custom House for over 130 years. Over the last 12 months, 486 different people have been helped by mission-related projects. To support the Mission or to find out more please get in touch via email at reconnect@felstedschoolmission.org or visit ascensioncc.org.uk
ADEKUNLE, Victoria (Bisi) Olabisi (fb 97-04) ASHTON, William Wilson (d46-51) BOSWELL, Martin Paul (fg70-77) BOULTON, Michael Alan (g48-51) BROWN, Malcolm (c59-63) DIXON, Miles Hadrian (fg61-69) CARSTENSEN, Ulf Hjerl (g53-53) CAVALIER, David Anthony RD (d59-64) CHAPMAN, Dr Peter John (fd39-45) CHAPPELL, Peter Andrews (fe49-57) CLARKE, Patrick Reginald Rudland (c34-38) CLIVE, John (Rex) (g41-45) COTTIER, Dennis Frederic (c 36-42) CUMBERLEGE, Peter Faithfull (c34-39) DIXON, Miles Hadrian (fg61-69) DUNKERLEY, Harold Stott (a31-38) FAGGE, Alastair Hilton (e51-55) GADSBY, Shaun (h76-81) HEATON, Horace (Ted) Edmund (fe32-40) HENSON, Joseph Leslie MBE (g46-50) HOPKINS, John Victor Lindsay (c50-55) HUDSON, Richard Callander (fc44-50) JACKSON, Matthew Reuben (d76-82) JOHNSON, Richard Keith (g41-43) KEMP, Stanley Wilson (e70-44) LAMBERT, Michael John (a48-50) LESSEY, James Kennedy (e38-43) LIGHT, Peter Benjamin (b52-56) LOCKWOOD, Dr John Ralph (b42-46) MACMILLAN, Professor Robert Hugh (b34-39) MACKLIN, David Drury CBE (e42-47) MASON, Leonard (Tim) David Gray (e51-54) MASON, Michael John (e48-51) McLEAN, Keith (d45-50) MORGAN, Brian Purser (d42-47) MORGAN, Nicholas St Clair (a68-72) PAGE, Robin Archibald (fa42-49) PANCHAUD, Stephen John (d77-82) PENN, Christopher Robert Howard (g53-57) PORTWAY, Major Michael Cedric TD (fe39-43) RUSHTON, Julian Harvey Burton (g51-55) RUST, Major Bruce TD, OStJ (b34-37) RYMER-JONES, Lt Col John Allard (g46-50) SEWELL, William (Allan) Elliott (a40-44) SHAFRAN, Michael John (c52-56) SLADE, David Barry (d45-48) STANTON, Dr Timothy James (d39-42) STUCHBERY, The Ven Ian (e49-52) TOWNSHEND, Douglas Sydney (d42-45) VERNON, Matthew John Michael (d07-09) WALLACE, Rev’d Hugo (a43-49) WATSON, Ian Findlater Russell (c48-51) WEBSTER, Richard Andrew (h64-68) WEGERT, Max (a09-10)
Former common room OAKSHATT, John GRIERSON RICKFORD, Alastair
Governors TEMPLE, Christine Please visit felsted.org/obituaries for more information.
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