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Clive Francis Lacey
Clive Fr ancis Lacey then recruited as a trainee manager and was Deputy Cinema Manager of Grenada’s Maidstone picture house 4th July 1946 - 24th July 2020 when Rosalind met him in 1969. He was soon to be ticked off for his breezy informality, as a result of which One of Seaford’s most avid supporters, Clive Rosalind was slightly taken aback when she called him Lacey, has died, leaving behind a legacy of Clive only to have him insist, ‘It’s Mr Lacey.’ He quickly public awareness of the charity which he cofound an opportunity to apologise, however, and they were married in 1971, first living in Chatham and then founded to support the town’s young people. moving to near Gillingham. For many years he was a lay The Youth preacher with the New Apostolic Church. Counselling Project He worked for Kimberly Clark, and Dun and Bradstreet began as a result of for many years, concluding his career in 2010 as a conversation four Managing Director of credit information company years ago with Judy Graydon UK. When Ros retired two years later they Renihan of The decided they needed an adventure and set about finding House who was a home by the sea. concerned about Their search all along the south coast from Deal to the number of school-age children needing therapy. Bognor finally brought them to Seaford, where a cup She asked Clive and his wife Rosalind if they would be of coffee outside a Broad Street café and friendly eye interested in starting up a charity to find counsellors. Julia contact from strangers made them realise this was the Hancock and Mairin Colleary were persuaded to coplace to be. They knew no one and, says Rosalind, used found The Youth Counselling Project, which now helps Seaford Scene as their bible, finding their first friends, up to 70 students a year from Seaford schools. Lindsay and Arwyn Thomas, through an advertisement Clive’s role was to spread the word about the aims of for garden design. They joined Archway Choir, - ‘one of TYCP, and to persuade them to bring in much needed the best decisions we made,’ says Rosalind - and Clive cash to help pay for counselling services. Clive excelled gave business management support to Nick Mallinson at in this role and it is largely down to him that support Seahaven FM. Then came The Youth Counselling Project. has been received from such sources as the two town ‘He talked about it the whole time,’ says Rosalind. ‘What Rotary clubs, the town council via Mayors’ charities and he liked about Seaford was that everyone’s got time for local people running events. you. Everyone knew him on his electric trike. We had so Clive was a well-known and colourful figure, often on many friends.’ his electric tricycle, and it is a tribute to his stoicism that Clive and Rosalind had taken leave of absence from he had pedalled from their home in Edinburgh Road to TYCP at the beginning of January to go on a world Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club for lunch on the day cruise and managed 50 days of it, reaching the before he died of a heart attack. Clive was diagnosed Marquesas before he became unwell. They flew home with Type 2 diabetes at the age of 52 and had since had from Sydney in late February and his health deteriorated a leg amputated, as well as suffering other problems from that point. associated with his illness. But he never let it get him Clive was a talented artist, sketching his grandchildren – down and no matter how much pain he was in he was he adored his family – and painting in watercolours and always kind and considerate. He was never seen without acrylics. Most of all, says Ros, he was a promotor of the a welcoming smile on his face. town’s benefits. He was born in the Medway town of Chatham. His Cremation took place at Woodvale, Brighton on 19th mother had brought him up on her own and he spent August, family flowers only with donations to The Youth weekends with his father. Aged 16, he got himself a job Counselling Project. Clive also leaves daughters Simone as a shipping clerk with Kimberly Clark in Aylesford then, and Kate, son Paul, and three grandchildren. to help fund a car, also became a cinema usher. He was Andrea Hargreaves Photo: Clive and Rosalind Lacey 32 Please mention Seaford Scene when contacting advertisers
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