Firstly let me apologise to the many I have forgotten but here are just a few that have left us over the last 10 years.
My MumX x
Leo "the hat" McMakin
Ray Sturgess
Brian Oliver (Best Man, Best Friend, Landlord of The Osney Arms)
Pete Timms
(Brian and Pete "above" both died within two hours of each other on the 28th December 2008 both who I had known for almost 30 years and I certainly won't ever forget that day or date)
Matt Mills (Riley's Manager)
John Dunkley (former landlord of The Marlborough House,The Chester Arms and The Ampleforth Arms)
Stuart Carter (landlord Quarry Gate, and schoolboy friend from the age of 5)
Yes, indeed Malc. I'll add Geoff Osling who sadly took his own life to that list.
On a more positive note, I bumped into Maria Oliver on the bus the other day who lives in my new home town of Wootton - was lovely to catch up with her again.