Greg said: “I first met Nick while recruiting for Wimborne Model Town at a volunteer fair in the Allendale Centre in 2013.  With a twinkle in his eye he said, like the Punch and Judy Man in Hi De Hi: ‘I would like to help but I hate kids,’ and we signed him up on the spot.

“Initially covering Sundays, by the 2015 season he was site supervisor and provided the Model Town with mid-week and weekend cover and ran the closed season winter workshops.

“Nick followed on from me to become manager at the end of 2019 just prior to the COVID period. He subsequently led four very successful and busy Staycation seasons balancing the requirements of visitors with the management of volunteers, maintenance of the models and liaising with the board of trustees.

“He has added a colourful and successful episode to the history of WMT.  Rest in peace Nick – a job well done.”