I received the very sad news last night that Gordon Allison, the warden of our Elmley Reserve in North Kent died suddenly yesterday morning. He was a great birder, always a good laugh and will be sorely missed within the RSPB and the greater brding community. No longer will I be able to find something special for him at Northward Hill on the annual countryside fair. I hope Tony Morris does not mind me using this picture of Gordon from his blog. Gordon was only 50.
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer
Hi, my names JudyAllison and Gordon was my brother. The whole family is still in shock as you can imagine, but the heartening thing for us was to hear he had a great day on Saturday and posted a blog confirming that. He loved his job with the rspb and even just knowing that he was doing a job he loved gives us comfort. My dad is going to be in touch with the area manager, and also have to make the harrowing journey down south soon to make arrangements. The funeral will be in Glasgow, details still to be arranged but just wanted to say, from my heart, thank you to everyone who knew him and cared about him. He will be missed so much in our lifes but glad the whole family were there for his 50th back in July. I love you Gordon, the world was a better place with you in it. Xxxx