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Issue: 49
Bognor Regis Post ISSN 2397-8724
BognorRegisPost Your FREE weekly independent newspaper
Friday, April 7, 2017
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Costumed students take over town - see page 11
Loss of town's shining light TOUCHING tributes have been paid to a man who fought to put Bognor Regis first. Friends of Laurie Barnes have marked his passing with recognition of his tireless efforts during the past three decades of community activity. One of his colleagues, Martin Lury, said: "Generous of spirit, razor sharp of mind and humanity personified, Laurie was a unique individual who
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touched the lives of all the people he encountered. "He was a deep thinker, fascinated by eastern philosophy and measured in his views on matters, both temporal and intemporal. "He had the rare gifts of empathy and altruism and could always see an alternative view. "We have all lost a shining light and I will miss his unwavering support and
friendship and his wise counsel in any given situation. "Laurie was a man of all ages and one it has been a privilege to share so many experiences." Laurie, whose life was claimed by prostate cancer, was heavily involved in residents' groups for Bognor Regis which began with the Bognor Environmental and Amenities Movement and continued with his chairmanship of
Bognor Regis Civic Society. Laurie's sister, Judy Longhurst, said he had become fond of Bognor Regis. "Laurie was very much a somewhere person in the sense that he was very attached to his local community," she added. "I knew the extent of my brother's interests but not the breadth and depth of them. It's clear he was deeply embedded in the town." See page 12
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