Len died suddenly a week before Christmas. A man of many talents and interests he was active at the Barn as a set-builder and ASM for a number of productions between 1975 and 1999. But just as they said of Wren ‘if you want to see his memorial look around you’, the same is true for Len in our theatre. He was a bricklayer or, in his words, a ‘burnt-clay artist’. Much of the updated structure of our building is his work. Most noticeable are the two feature brick walls in the Clubroom, still known to aficionados as ‘Len’s wall’. He gave his time and energy to the Club on many occasions and over many years. His only brush with show-business was a period spent as a ‘bouncer’ at Campus West: possessed of a quiet manner but a formidable broken nose he was very effective. He was an active supporter of many Barn productions. His favourite, to each performance of which he travelled all over the country, was the 1988 Festival success Lone Star, a Texan tragi-comedy.

He started with the Peartree Boys Club in the 1950s, and was a useful footballer: later in life he took up Judo, gaining a Black Belt. His love of sport reveals two of his proudest moments – getting Mohammed Ali’s autograph, and his brother Paul becoming captain of the Welsh football team. The funeral was a tribute to a dearly loved friend.

At Harwood Park, the attendance of over 200 could only be accommodated by overflowing into the car park. A lifelong Garden Citizen, he was nonetheless exceptionally proud of his Welsh roots. The chosen music at the beginning was Myfanwy, and the glorious sound of the Llanelli Male Voice Choir singing Land of my Fathers ended the service.

We send our condolences to all his family and friends. We will miss him.