John Furmage

Family dinner in Mundesley in the early 1990’s. Sarah Furmage, Frank & Mary Turton

Colin, Irene, John and David in Mundesley in the 1990’s

Irene with Frank Turton, Solihull, Christmas 1990

With ‘the camping friends’, Mary Turton in foreground, West Heath, Dec ’90

Mary & Frank Burton, with their son Hugh standing, long time friends of John and the family

John & Irene at Green Farm Restaurant, Thorpe Market on their 40th wedding anniversary celebrations, May 1993

David sorts out the festive balloons at mum and dad’s Ruby wedding anniversary, May 1993

David looking some what daper?!*! in May 1993

David delivers his ‘speech’ at mum and dad’s ruby wedding anniversary, many of the words have been reused verbatim in David’s tribute at dad’s funeral service too. May ’93

David used 8 road signs as visual props! May ’93

A few of the assembled friends and family at John & Irene’s 40th wedding anniversary, from left: Mary Burton, Auntie Marie & Uncle Ted (surname eludes me!) Colin, John, Irene, empty chair David! Sarah Furmage, Alan and Mary Featherstone

John at his Ruby Wedding anniversary with Irene does get a few words in edgeways around my ‘speech’! May 1993

Irene, mum, really loved the swan shaped desserts! May 1993

David & Colin plant an apple tree in North Walsham for dad!

Dad even helps plant the apple tree too. Its still there over a decade later!

Irene and David on Cromer Pier, mid 1990’s

Learning to handle small children! Sarah, James and David by the coast in Norfolk, around 1995

Christmas, David and mum, Mundesley, mid 90’s

David’s favourite picture with dad, taken by Colin in 2009 at The Forum, Norwich, over one of those famous coffee chats!

John plays a somewhat sheepish grandad to James, Cromer beach, 1995

David and Sarah get married in Longbridge, 13 July 1985 (Live Aid Day!) from left: John, Irene, David, Sarah, Colin, Ted and Marie Cole

bridesmaids with Sarah and Frank, Joanne, Ra and the youngest from Barnsley…. (full names on a postcard please!)

Visiting the Black Country Museum in 1990 with Mary & Frank Turton

John and Irene relaxing in their Mundeseley Garden, which was a real sun trap! June 1989

Irene with Colin’s new kitten, 1989

Colin reading a book of Limericks! Christmas 1990, Ufton Close, Shirley

David, once a photographer, always a photographer. Dad mingles agin with the ‘camping crowd’. David is taking to Sue Leonard and Helen Clarke

studio portrait, a rare occasion! James a babe in arms, 1994

John and Irene on the cliff top in Mundesley, around 1994

David, Irene and John in the back garden at 10 Claverdon Close, Solihull, 1997

another cheerful Chrismas meet up! 1991. Irene, sarah and David on Christmas morning. Presents early was sarah’s tradition, John & Irene normally waited until after the queen!

David, John & Luke at the Poppy Line steam railways, near Sheringham, c. 2007/8

John is proud of his garden at 12 Southrise, North Walsham.. 2009/10

Dad always liked to give me an audio tour of the garden each time I arrived back in Norfolk!

One of the last proper days out dad and I had with Colin. He got a brain tumour and very sadly died on Christmas Eve 2010

The now infamous Murder Mystery Evening in Ufton Close, Shirley, on New Years Eve 2007, John, Mary Turton, david as Elvis!, Neil Mackin in drag! James F as a gangster! Sarah F, Beth Mackin, Andy Leonard, Joanne Mackin

One of my favourite photos of Colin, taken at The Forum, Norwich around 2008/9

John and Luke at Bressingham Steam Railway near Diss in Norfolk

Luke is already starting to get into video director mode! taking over David’s mantle!

Dad always enjoyed our trips to Bressingham. we used to visit Diss too, as we lived there for the early years of david’s life

Bressingham, yes dad chatting!

Irene and John relaxing in their first floor lounge (with views) in Mundesley, May 1993