In May 1997 he was presented with a special long service certificate by the Duchess of Gloucester.
Tony and Gill moved to Hill House, Hawstead, near Bury St Edmunds, in 1989 where they were given what Rob described as a “wonderful” welcome by the village.
“Tony immediately became involved with village affairs. He assisted with the Quartet the then monthly newsletter for the benefice. This was succeeded by the St Edmund Way Benefice newsletter, for which he was compiler with Doris Wright being editor,” he said.
He kept all its publications from 2005 onwards and quickly became attached to the church.
1992 was an extremely busy year for him as he was appointed clerk to the parish council in July and churchwarden to Hawstead All Saints Church in September.
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For years the identity of the woman behind the creation of a woodland oasis in north Essex remained a mystery.
Estate agent Chris Clarke who acted as her agent was sworn to secrecy during her lifetime.
But after an anonymous benefactor purchased 500 acres of farmland at Fordham Hall Farm, near Colchester, for £1.4m in 2002 so that it could be turned into woodland for the benefit of the community there was much excitement and speculation about her possible identity.
A cutting from the East Anglian Daily Times from 2002 after the farmland was purchased by a mystery benefactor