Ian Scleater conducted many amateur operatic societies in London and the Home Counties The arts in Watford has lost one of its greatest supporters. The former director and honorary archivist of the Watford Palace Theatre Ian Scleater died last month at the age of 90. Yet there were other aspects of his full and varied life that are perhaps less well known. Mr Scleater enjoyed working his allotment which he held for 40 years up to his 90th birthday. He was also very proud to have flown on one of the first British Airways commercial Concorde flights from London to Bahrain in February 1976.