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COLIN SQUIRES
It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that our President Colin Squires died suddenly at home over the weekend of 2nd / 3rd November 2019. Although Colin has been in declining health over the last few years, his passing has come as a great shock to all of us. No further details are available at present, but we pass on our condolences to his family and friends.
Colin was one of the founder members of Saltash Heritage in 1986, and worked tirelessly with the other members of the committee to establish a permanent museum and local history centre in Saltash, which was eventually achieved in 2000. Colin's encyclopaedic knowledge of local history and his good humour were greatly appreciated by all of his colleagues past and present at Saltash Heritage, and visitor enquiries were always professionally dealt with by Colin and others. He was originally the curator, and when it was obvious that the number of items being collected in the museum was too great for one person to handle, the role was split into curator and archivist. In association with David Coles, Colin was instrumental in setting up the 'Modes' computer indexing system which is used by museums across the country, both large and small. Meticulous in detail, he wrote our documentation manual, which still forms the basis of how all of our records are kept today. Colin will be greatly missed.
Funeral details: Colin's funeral will be held at Weston Mill Crematorium on Wednesday 20th November at 2.00pm. No flowers please. Donations for Saltash Heritage, c/o Pengelly Funeral Service, 139 Fore Street, Saltash, PL12 6AB
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Saltash Heritage had a lovely surprise at the beginning of October with a visit from local MP Sheryll Murray and her husband Bob, accompanied by local County Councillor Sheila Lennox-Boyd. Sheryll kindly donated a framed picture and history of John Rathbone MP who was member of parliament for our constituency from 1935 to 1940. Having joined the RAF, he sadly lost his life in December 1940 whilst flying on a mission attacking the docks at Antwerp. This will be displayed in next years exhibition commemorating hostilities in the UK at the end of World War 2.
Sheila also presented the museum with a crystal plaque commemorating the Tamar Bridge project in 2001, which will be on display in our 2021 exhibition.
Pictured L to R: Cllr Sheila Lennox-Boyd, Sheryll Murray MP, Saltash Heritage volunteer stewards Steve & Marilyn Tait, Saltash Heritage secretary Lizzy Sharpe-Asprey