THE VOICE OF HILLAM VILLAGE
HILLAM NEWS
NOVEMBER 2016 VOLUME 29 ISSUE 4
Including Monk Fryston and Burton Salmon
In memory of Robert Kingsbury (7th April 1951 —15th September 2016)
Many readers will have known Robert for different reasons – as a friend, neighbour, chef, raconteur, quiz player, to name but a few. But we remember Robert as the Editor of Hillam News, a role he took up earlier this year. He immediately brought his own style and completely revamped the layout of our bi-monthly magazine to that seen in the attached latest edition. Robert had great enthusiasm for his new responsibility and wasn’t too concerned if contributions were late from third parties because he could always fill the column space from his own sources of material, such was his knowledge of our village, its residents and his extensive list of contacts. He oversaw three editions of Hillam News before his untimely death on 15 th September. Publication of this latest edition has been delayed as a mark of respect to Robert and his family. He compiled this shortly before he passed away, and apart from the odd tweak here and there the content is all Robert’s work. He even included a spoof feature on a certain American presidential candidate which, to those who knew him, was typical of his sense of humour.
Hillam News will be back in the New Year and we would like to hear from anyone who might wish to share their own memories of Robert so that we can include them in the first edition of 2017. R.I.P Robert Hillam News Editorial Team