life
JOHN HANNAM
High Sheriff? 'The idea
grew on me'
By John Hannam
When a very regal Alan Titchmarsh
attends numerous events as the Island’s
High Sheriff it’s hard to believe he
was once an also ran in a Butlin’s Mr
Debonair contest and also the butt of his
old school pals jokes when he was spotted
up a ladder in denim overalls watering
44
hanging baskets.
This is deliberately, not an article about
whether Alan Titchmarsh should be in
one of our highest offices. Much too much
has already been aired on this subject. He
first turned the job down four years ago
because he had personal doubts about his
own suitability but was talked into finally
accepting what is a completely voluntary
and unpaid position.
Alan is definitely not one of those
infuriating immigrants who instantly try
and tell us how to run the Island. Several
have and then been rarely heard of again.
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