I have heard the sad news that Johnny passed away in July at the early age of 56. Although, I never met him, which I suspect was my loss, I corresponded with him frequently, originally over reviews of the several books that he wrote about London pubs and, more recently, when he worked in the press office at Shepherd Neame. He was an accomplished journalist and broadcaster, as well as an author. He also contributed to CAMRA’s publications What’s Brewing and BEER. The chief executive of Shep’s, Jonathan Neame, paid this tribute, “Johnny was a most valued member of our team. He was a fantastic ambassador for the company, for our beers and pubs and played a significant role in promoting Shepherd Neame. He will be greatly missed. His loss is a great shock to us all, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family at this time.” I understand that one last article will appear in the next edition of BEER
Tony Hedger