Maurice Redman
A Memory of Woodham Ferrers.
My uncle Maurice Redman built his own boathouse where he lived which was at Fenn Creek and he taught sailing. I remember going down there when I was a kid. He was a member of the village hall and designed the sports pavilion. Does anyone remember him? He sadly died in 1973 of a heart attack. He lived there all his adult life and was a well known character. I was sad to see his house was bulldozed to make way for the new developments. I would be interested to hear from anyone who knew him. Vic
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I went on to sail with Maurice many times, staying with him in his boathouse at Fenn Creek. We met up at other times too; the London Dinghy Conference at Crystal Palace, and on one occasion on the Norfolk Broads. We corresponded regularly and I still have all his letters, written between October 1967 and October 1973. I also have a couple of photographs of Maurice at Fenn Creek, as well as a complete set of the plans for 'Barbel' - though sadly I never got around to building one.