Chas and his wife attended Trevor's funeral on Friday and he mentioned that tributes from the members of UKworkshop.co.uk were well received. Unfortunately, Chas is going to be away for the next couple of days so he has asked me to pass the message on. He also confirmed that donations could be made for the benefit of Diabetes UK, and if they're made in the near future they should be sent to:
SA Evans (Funeral Directors)
23/24 Gaol streel
Herford
HR1 2HU
Tel 01432 273736
In the immediate aftermath of Trevors passing, I spoke to a number of members of this forum and discussed the possibility of commemorating Trevor by means of a communal project. Trevor contributed enormously to this forum and there seems to be a consensus that it would be fitting to mark the sad event in some way.
The problem is in deciding how we go about this, because it would clearly be impractical for us to collectively contribute to a single piece of furniture. Nor could we easily produce an item such as the charitable panel which is currently being produced by ScrollSaw Workshop magazine.
I was wondering how everyone else might feel about producing individual tokens which could then be disposed of in consultation with Diabetes UK and the proceeds donated to the charity in memory of Trevor. I haven't mentioned this idea to anyone outside the forum yet, but I'm imagining the auction taking place at a fund-raising event, hopefully one where well-heeled benefactors might be present. I can't help dreaming that we might be able to arrange a celebrity auctioneer who is closely associated with either diabetes or woodwork.
What does the forum think? Yay, nay, or there are better ways to go about it? I realise that this suggestion comes very soon after Trevor's passing and I haven't mentioned it to Lesley yet. Nevertheless, there's a lead-in time on all woodwork projects and we'll have to get moving quickly if anything's to come of the idea within a meaningful timeframe.
Gill
SA Evans (Funeral Directors)
23/24 Gaol streel
Herford
HR1 2HU
Tel 01432 273736
In the immediate aftermath of Trevors passing, I spoke to a number of members of this forum and discussed the possibility of commemorating Trevor by means of a communal project. Trevor contributed enormously to this forum and there seems to be a consensus that it would be fitting to mark the sad event in some way.
The problem is in deciding how we go about this, because it would clearly be impractical for us to collectively contribute to a single piece of furniture. Nor could we easily produce an item such as the charitable panel which is currently being produced by ScrollSaw Workshop magazine.
I was wondering how everyone else might feel about producing individual tokens which could then be disposed of in consultation with Diabetes UK and the proceeds donated to the charity in memory of Trevor. I haven't mentioned this idea to anyone outside the forum yet, but I'm imagining the auction taking place at a fund-raising event, hopefully one where well-heeled benefactors might be present. I can't help dreaming that we might be able to arrange a celebrity auctioneer who is closely associated with either diabetes or woodwork.
What does the forum think? Yay, nay, or there are better ways to go about it? I realise that this suggestion comes very soon after Trevor's passing and I haven't mentioned it to Lesley yet. Nevertheless, there's a lead-in time on all woodwork projects and we'll have to get moving quickly if anything's to come of the idea within a meaningful timeframe.
Gill
. I shall notify Diabetes UK later and discuss our proposals with them, then report back.
