Farewell to Tim Scott
Four years ago Tim Scott arrived in Stone as the Administrator of the Stone Market Town Initative charged with the responsibility of overseeing the distribution of half a million pounds worth of funding designed to regenerate Stone and the surrounding villages. Tim hails from over the River Dove but immediately adopted Stone and soon became a fervant advocate of the town. His job has been far from easy and he has had to endure quite a lot of criticism. But he has always dealt with everyone with great patience and politeness and has carried out his job with enormous efficiency and diplomacy.
So this week has been a very sad one for those of us who have become good friends of Tim. He retires next Monday so Tim has been taking his farewells in Stone. Of course, Tim’s greatest contribution from my perspective has been his involvement with the Stone Food and Drink Festival. A member from the beginning, Tim’s contribution has been immense and we shall all miss him. So yesterday the Food and Drink Festival Working Group treated Tim to a lunch in Granvilles and today a somewhat larger gathering met in the Swan to wish Tim well in his retirement. A sad time indeed.
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