I have been in touch with Joe’s family and discussed the fact that many of us would like to pay our last respects to Joe but clearly won’t be able to do so because of the current Covid restrictions.

We have come up with something which we think Joe will appreciate – “9 miles for Joe”. We are asking people to run, walk, cycle or swim 9 miles in memory of Joe; one mile for each decade of his amazing life. We are asking people to do this in advance of his funeral which will be on 15^th January.

We have set up this Just Giving page for the Woodland Trust, a cause Joe was very keen on