CAMRA’s East London & City branch are very sad to report that John’s sister has informed us that John passed away in January after a short illness (not COVID related). John was a great supporter of branch activities and rarely missed a meeting or a social. He was a reliable and regular festival volunteer, working at every Pig’s Ear Beer Festival that I can recall and many other festivals in London and beyond, including the Great British Beer Festival.
He was a private but social person who never had an e-mail address or ‘phone. One of his recent positions at our festival was on the door, welcoming visitors to the event. His passing is a great loss, not only to the branch but to CAMRA generally. He will be missed by us all. RIP John.
The photograph, taken by Steve Richardson, is of John at the 2011 Pig’s Ear festival.
Andy Kinch
ELAC Branch Secretary