Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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'Jovial Graham on the right'
The legendary Mr Graham Tutthill has retired from the Dover Mercury and we are all very sad to see him go, see tomorrow's edition for the full story. Graham has given Dover terrific coverage over the years and I'm sure he will be missed by many across the wider community. Always a very pleasant and very local newshound to deal with, he will certainly be a hard act to follow.
I am sorry to see him go, he has always been so kind to us over the years. I wish him all the very best in his retirement.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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rather taken aback, graham is part of the fabric of dover and always puts an article together in a highly professional manner.
i would imagine that he has a lot of things to do now that he didn't have time to during his working life.
have a good one graham.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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The Chairman of Dover District Council gave Graham a leaving do last Thursday. Very nice it was too.
Graham and his lovely wife attended, Sue of course, as did Graham Smith, editor of the Mecury, Jim Hood, Anne Smith, Andy Steele and myself.
I did take a couple of photos; I'll try and see if I can remember what Colette showed me about loading them on here.
A good man is Graham, in the true sense of the word.
Hope he has a long and happy retirement.
Roger
Keith Sansum1
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he was a great guy we had m any a chat over the years
he was very active, and finger on the pulse
very well respected showed the other paper how it should be done
great guy
enjoy your retirement Graham
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Yes Graham is a great guy for sure. He was very tolerant of us all those years ago when we suddenly arrived on the scene with this new fandangled internet device thingy. And it was very new back then. Graham would be there when we went to all the usual photocalls and events taking photographs and making notes and we usually got in each others way. Although it was more a case of us getting in his way rather than the other way round
But he was very easy going about things and very helpful too on many occasions.
Have a great retirement Graham...I beat you to it..I was first out the door...lol!!
Will check The Dover Mercury out later.
Terry Nunn
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Well done Scoop! Time now to put your feet up and get in Jill's way.
Terry
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Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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Digging them out now! Graham in his younger days with a previous Archbishop.
Sorry Graham
Terry
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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you can just about tell it is him, he will be cringing when he sees it.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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Not only Graham but Jill on the left!
I think about 1972 (ish).
Terry
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I had hair then too - and with colour.
Roger
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Jeez..thats a great picture that one Terry in #7. Terrific to see that one. Well I never.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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One more then I'll stop!
Terry
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Another very good one Terry. Great to see it. I never met Graham prior to the advance of grey hair.
Goes to show how quickly the years fly away.
That looks quite a contraption he's on in the pic. I bet he's chasing after a scoop there trying to talk to the residents on Mars or further beyond..
"Dover Calling - is there anybody out there ...is there anybody...out there "
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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Again it's from the 70's Paul. GHBS, the hospital radio, ran a sort of "Top of the Form", an inter schools quiz. Local secondary schools took part with the heats broadcast live from school halls. We had a couple of finals in the town hall.
It was a logistical nightmare but fun. Teachers provided the questions and the Lions helped with front of house. The "contraption" was the audio mixer.
Even today people, now well into middle age, come up and say "I was in a team!".
Not something I would attempt again.
Terry
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Still working on this, but here's another photo of Graham's retirerment do that Sue put on for Graham and Jill.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Certainly looks different to those early ones - but don't we all ?
Roger
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Thanks for that info Terry, fascinating stuff. I bet they were good days..sounds as though they were.
Still love those pics of GT himself.
"The portrait of the artist as a young man"
Nice pictures there Roger. Good to see them and good to see you able to get the pictures up.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Thanks Paul.
Sue paid for most of it out of her own money.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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good to see graham getting the recognition his years of service deserves.
