So sorry to hear the sad news about Norman. As a neighbour in truth we only really knew him through the conversations we had in passing. That said, these were often rich in depth, knowledge, warmth and a wisdom representative of a man to whom family and friends clearly meant everything. These moments were always enjoyable and rarely brief! Thank you for your counsel Norman. Nos da syr! Our deepest condolences to his family and friends. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

So sorry to hear of Normans death. I never worked with Norman, but from his time with MOGS at The Orange Tree we became friends. We travelled home together frequently by train from Chelmsford, him to Kelvedon, me to Colchester. We talked rugby together as well as the odd technical discussion. He persuaded me to take a holiday with my wife to Malaysia and provided a lot of information on what to do and where to stay. We had a great time at the Lone Pine hotel in Penang, as well Kuala Lumpur. My condolences to his wife and family.

So sorry to hear the sad news about Norman, he was a real character.. I first met Norman at West Drayton at the time of Linesman, around 1970. I was working on some of the Elliott equipment and Norman, along with other Marconi FS personnel, included me in their social group. The local watering hole was The Shovel. I was also included in the group's social activities when we returned to Chelmsford Later, when Norman was in Malaysia, he helped me by organising an air ticket for a Malaysian friend to visit UK. Even later he and I were dispatched to Finland to demonstrate the FPPS system that MRSL was promoting for the Malaysians. We loaded up a Montego estate car and took it on the ferry from Harwich to Hamburg. Arriving in Hamburg we drove across to Travemünde to board the Finnjet ferry to Helsinki, a 2 day journey up the Baltic. In Finland we had no sooner set up than I was recalled by the Company, I can't remember why, but it meant that Norman was left to make the return journey on his own. In those days there was no freedom of movement of equipment and every border crossing required a visit to Customs to get the reams of paperwork stamped. It was very tedious. Everyone's memories of Norman will be different but I'm sure they will all be good and happy, he will be sorely missed. My condolences to his family.