Simon Vickers was a true trooper. During his early
involvement, he looked after the health and safety aspects of the beer
festival; ensuring that the equipment that we used was properly documented. As
a local member, he strode to make improvements within the committee despite
some attendance problems. He was also a dedicated member of the Worcestershire
Wildlife Trust, and acted as a warden helping to maintain the site and act as a
guide. We were once fortunate enough to be given a tour of the ferns and
wildlife; which concluded in the bird hide where we were able to observe all
sorts of wild fowl. We knew that he was diagnosed with something, but he
preferred not to talk about and slowly drifted away. In his later years, he
became a hermit under pressure of divorce, and stayed away from the crowd. My
thoughts go out to his family.
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