Smiling David is a radio play which Jeremy wrote
about David Oluwale who was pissed about by the system in
a disgraceful and notorious case in Leeds.
A book by Kester Aspden on David Oluwale case is coming out in 2007
(publication details to appear in due course)
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I helped Jeremy edit Spirit of the Gypsies here in Cardiff. It's July and I've only just heard the terrible news. I'm deeply shocked, I loved working with him, his zest for life was inspiring. Have fun Jeremy wherever you are now.
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Jeremy Sandford grew up at Eye Manor, a historic house in Herefordshire. He lived most of his life in the Welsh border country. His fascination for our Romany Gypsy population was awakened by his grandmother Mary Carbery who herself travelled in a horse-drawn vardo and spoke Romany. He was educated at Eton and Oxford. His film Hotel de Luxe was the subject of a notorious attempted court injunction; his television play Cathy Come Home focused public attention on the plight of Britain's homeless, won many awards and played a part in the initiation of Shelter. Recently it was voted the most popular TV play ever transmitted. His Edna, the Inebriate Woman won four awards, including the Critics Award and the Writers Guild Best Play of the Year. Since those early successes he has led a busy life as writer, musician, broadcaster and journalist. He wrote Synthetic Fun, Down and Out in Britain, In Search of the Magic Mushroom, Tomorrow's People and Smiling David and was the editor of Romano Drom, a newspaper written by and for Britain's Gypsies. Influenced by the Findhorn Foundation and by Green and New Age philosophies, he hosts holistic educational courses at his home, Hatfield Court, in the Welsh border country, and works as a musician at the music and dance summer camps, such as Rainbow Circle, Rainbow 2000 and Dance Camp Wales. He has recently published 'Songs from the Roadside', a book and audio cassette celebrating contemporary Romany Gypsy songs and was the director of a film commissioned by the Gypsy Council, shot at the Stow-on-the-Wold Gypsy horse fair and in other locations, and celebrating traditional British Gypsy songs and music. Jeremy died in May 2003. |
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We had a loved friend called Jeremy
who we said goodbye to in a ceremony For us who remember, and remember him well, and a place in our hearts in all us do dwell memories of Jeremy he held parties and celidhs abound his voice a magical sound that good man he had lived all the books that he gived to make others wise and understand dear jeremy and his clever writers hand ever cheerful always loved a champion of us sent from above his old accordian he would play his smile would brighten every day for us who remember, remember him well and in our hearts he'll always dwell Jennifer Thompson Corridon (a hippie) March 2006 |
~ ~ Sunset, Monday 12 May 2003 ~ ~ Jeremy Sandford died at home in his sleep last night. He was the author of Cathy Come Home, Gypsies, and several other books and plays. Last summer he played accordion and danced at our Rainbow Circle Camps. He had a big stroke last September, but was recovering well, tenaciously. Yesterday he did lots of Spring Cleaning, too much. His last words to me yesterday afternoon were: 'I think I'll have a rest now'. [ www.phreak.co.uk/stonehenge/psb/jeremys.htm ] ~ ~ [email protected] ~ ~ |
email to rainbow circle egroup May 2003:
We sang our souls last night in the Bell for Jeremy . although I met him about 15 yrs ago I never got to Know him as much as I would have liked , but as Bran said, he liked to observe, and then walking by him later You would see him writing or generally busy at 3 in The morning. anyway love and light is felt and sent to Him from all here at hatfield and everywhere. Will miss all at kidz camp but hope (and am sure ) a Special circle will be held for him. ... ... ... Heres to Jeremy . . . .and to you all. keep circling! Ian kat and brighan
copied from the condolences book at Hatfield Court
And to her we shall return... Jeremy - for playing and singing "The Getaway Bag" at Effy's in May. Ellie ~~~~~~~Jeremy, Thanks, a really deep friendship me and the kids will miss you loads Love Peni xx Dearest Jeremy, My head will always sing when I think of you! lots and lots of love, Melissa xxxx ~~~~~~~~ Jeremy- friend, fellow musician, adoptive granddad, utter nuisance an inspiring companion- feel privileged to have spent time with you and shared accordion passion Eva xxx Fondest memories and much love always A xxx ~~~~~~~
Living at Hatfield Court was one of the happiest times of my life, you were part of that happiness. Much love, Leila ~~~~~~~~~~ Since 'sitting down' in Whitehall together we bumped into each other so often - and latterly in the company of those wonderful Gypsies and Other Travelers you were so fo0nd of - Proud to have known you - Bran ~~~~~~~~~ Love and Hugs from Alison ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Jeremy, It was a pleasure to have met you and spend time you came into my life, full of colour, of positive energy, Bright shining light, never will I forget Dorian (??) + Lyla ()???) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did I ever thank you enough for giving me the Strawberry Hill edition of `'s Essay on Modern Gardens Jeremy? It is treasured now more than ever by yours in affectionate memory Lonnie (??) Frioker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you dear Jeremy for all your positivity, optimism, open-mindedness, music, encouragement, fun and laughter Love and Peace Kaurie, Eirian, Heron ~~~~~~~~~~ May the road rise to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the sun shine softly on your face May the rain fall gently on your field Until we meet again may God hold you In the hollow of her hand Night Night, sleep tight Cal ~~~~~~~
Sorry Joo ??????????? JC ???? ~~~~~~~~~~~ may god hold you in the hollow of her hands Thanks for everything Thanks for being you Kate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dearest Jeremy, it was so wonderful to share some time with you You lived life to the full, love V????? ~~~~~~~~~~ A LONG L9IFE, LIVED TO THE FULL ~ THERE WILL BGE A BIT OF YOU IN MINE, LOTS OF HAPPY MEMORIES, LOVE JAS (??) ~~~~~~~~~ Dear Jeremy, I have so many fond memories of you and your generous spirit. You have touched the hearts of so many. Its an honour to have known you. Your accordion will from now be in perfect tune! Blessings William ~~~~~~~~~~~
Merry Meet, And Merry Part ... And Merry Meet Again! Blessed Be Ros Briagha ~~~~~~~~~~ With enormous gratitude to you Jeremy for having known you shared with and danced to your ?? wonderful playing and had the joy of your company around the fire. Your music still rings in my ears and I see you across the fields and ?? hedges. Much love and rainbows, ??? ~~~~~~~ What can I say? You were a wonderful ?? man whom I really loved and had many lives with. D ??? ~~~~~~~~~ How wonderful! Tam ~~~~~~~~~~ Goodbye Jeremy, been good to know you, You gotta keep rolling along, Lots of love, Diney ~~~~~~~~~ Goodbye Jeremy, I loved meeting you, from Millio xxxxxxxxxxxx Age 11 ~~~~~~~~~~ Go Well Jeremy Love Sam xxxx ~~~~ Dear Jeremy, sweet soul, Your journey's just begun May it be as vibrant and dynamic Cari8ng and loving as your time here with us has been ~ Merry meet and merry past, And merry meet again! With much love peace and rainbows, Lyn xx PS Jeremy you would love it here tonight... ~~~~~~~~~ Jeremy. May the Sun guide you on your journey home Lots of love Linda om xxx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martin the man whom never repaired enough of your roof "cos you kept talking to me about life, love and happiness..." Love your spirit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dearest Jeremy Hoping you have found the peace we know you are close to. Thankyou for your pure love and fun. Blessed to have enjoyed your dearest sweet friendship Om Ah Hung Benza Guru Pame Siddhi Hung Words are insufficient... Much love, Naomi Tara + Benji We shall meet before long! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once in a while we meet someone whose presence Gives so much, both through honest and open friendship, And a willingness to play, with music and the instruments of heart and voice, So we are blessed to have known you. My children are sad that you are gone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeremy you will live on in all our hearts but we will miss u loads. Luizee x x x x x x x x x x x x x ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A beautiful soul sings true xxx Kat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May your love carry on through all of us Love Beth ~~~~~~~~~~ I will remember you always. in my heart, Love Harvey. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Take care and we wish you all happiness, Shine on! with love James Helen and Rhiannon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You gave us all a lot of love + light Thankyou Jeremy We will all miss you ~~~~~~~~~~ ANDY LOVES JENNI ~~~~~~~~~~~ Ring the bell Dip the well Chase the Fash to Hell Goddess bless ya, brother, Rest in peace Love Andy. You touched us all with your magic The magic will live on Rupert. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Heaven isnt so far away As people say Welcome Home James ~~~~~~~~~~~ YOU WERE ARE A TRUE PEACE WARRIOR IN THE SPIRIT OF VICTOR JARA JEREMY; Love to you always TONY ~~~~~~~~~~~~ YA AZRIM! + AS ALWAYS WILL BE AS TRUE SHINING LIGHT! LOVE U + ALL IAN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HIGH JEREMY BYE JEREMY I LOVE YOU LIKE YOU LOVED ME GARY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Big hearted Father Christmas Crackerbox house Zingarillos Take off that tight shoe! Love You Julie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never cheap, francis - to - you + from Wolf + Ellie + Alister + JJ Where shall we put Dice George? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeremy I love your big bear hugs! I love you. Brenda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kind and gentle spirit Wild Passionate Man Vital true Music Humble creator of beauty You saw and nurtured all good in everyone Catalyst idealist champion of "outsiders" because you knew that these people are the ones that truly live life. You Lived Life Well. An Inspiration, Wise, true and good So many memories thank you Jeremy Julie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Goodbye Jeremy you know we will all live on Just like you are going to Love Lottie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Shit" she said, when I told her... "I was so sure we'd have more time"... This planet feels just a little lonelier but it has been glorious to cross paths as we have Enca ?? + Sunyai ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You have left me with a heart opened and a glow of love from so many who have come here today - Thank you for that, with love, Will x x x ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I will most miss your smile, voice and music, with these you touched so many Eve x ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There could be no such thing as a blank page tonight Now it is daytime and your wake goes on even when it is over. I bring the memories of the Healing Camp at Talgarth in 1989, and Sean, Tim Abbott, lots of people's recollections of Jeremy and Philippa at that camp. With love and good memories from Carole, Joel, Laura, and now Laurence. So many times I found Jeremy on site and he was a good neighbour; we almost got him to become the Patron of the Travelers' School Charity, and he agreed as long as he didn't have to do anything but lend his name. Let the children play in safety. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeremy you were my spirit father You died I was in a doorway Always your friend Jenny PS My head was in the clouds except it was nearly all sunshine unti9l you died Purple ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You Gave Us Light From Behind Our Lined Dustbins EDNA 71 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holy water flows through the land. A Piece of kind, an open hand. A small smile in the heart lasts forever A moments silence through stormy weather. Gentle sweet man we'll miss you Tara ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thankyou Jeremy for love, Music, hugs everything Maggi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And when we find a way to live together When we find a way back to the shore When we find a way to love each other Then we'll be free In some other world we'll find a perfect summer where we'll be free Thank you for being a lovely man. Hamish ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ maya gaea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flowers at your head flowers at your feet leaves your soul smelling sweet flowers at your head flowers at your feet keep you safe till next we meet Gaea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In celebration of a great Man It was an honour to have known him Anne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You touched the hearts of so many and extended the hand of friendship to more You are an inspiration to us all and all will remember for ever more SO MOTE IT BE Adrian Arquati ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To a lovely man Jeremy Who brought so much music and happiness into our lives. Thanks for all the fun @ Eye and @ the Bromyard folk festival. Always remembered with affection Margaret Wildig x Thornbury Court ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To a man who crossed many boundaries Stepping over taboos looking where he placed his feet treading gently Strong and observant What can we learn from you Love Bran x ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Tommel on Loch Ramoch on Loch Arbour I will go by Heather tracks we heaven in their wilds If theirs thinkin in yer inner heart bragets in yer stride Yiv never smelt the bangle on the Isles Oh the far coulins are puttin love on me As step I we ma cromach through the glen! Love ya J forever Viv ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GOODBYE B***O0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GOOD LUCK JOHN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TO JEREMY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD TIME WE HAD I MISS YOU MORE THAN I CAN SPELL. LOVE ALWAYS SCOTS MICK X X ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wonderful Man Our memories will stay Great happiness to you in your new life. Alice + John Quest Community Glastonbury ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Solstice - June 20/21st Jeremy, Jeremy oh dear friend Jeremy - you are so far away this time- May your spiritual journey be filled with the love, song, vitality, joy and harmony as it was in your Earth Life. Please shine down on us and we will sing your song from our overflowing hearts Missing you is an understatement how can I not be.. Loving you is a fact, now and forever - your devoted friend Gretel (+Phoebe) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BIG SMILE this is how I remember Jeremy! Clare (Shepherd) Hatfield this house sill vibrating mmmmmmm. LIVE ON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 27 August 2003 Dear Jeremy, Fred and I visited your beautiful home to-day. You possess such delightful furniture, a privilege to view a home full of history. We did not know you well only meeting you three years ago mending your car. I am psychic, I meet you in a another life, not only in 1964 when we watched "Kathy come home" but in the sixteenth century when I was burned at5 the stake - you were a Lord of the manor. your friend Sheila Owen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4.10.03 I return to shelter under your stars - .. and you return too... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: "Chrissie.Ferngrove" [email protected] Subject: Jeremy Date: 14 2003 May 14 13:10 Dear George Many thanks for putting up the website about Jeremy - I was so sad to hear of his death. I have known Jeremy for about 15 years - I met him on an Oak Dragon camp around 1987, and since then have done a lot of typing for him. I was extremely fond of him and considered him one of my dearest old friends. The world will be a sadder place without him. Chrissie Ferngrove
From: [email protected] Date: 09 2003 July 09 14:11 Submitted by: Sonia White on Wednesday, July 9th, 2003 @ 2:09:50 pm (+0100) message: hi George This is difficult but here goes. Remembering Jeremy. I remember you Your zest for life Your lady at your side Your caring, sharing ways. Never a dull moment spent in your company. Music Jeremy at the piano. Music scores upon a stand that glowed in the firelight. Phillipa singing. Winter time. It was a solace to the soul. The black mountains looming near. Your beetle car hitting the dust and headlights shining down the long drive. Your home at last. My son and Jeremy playing bat and ball. Talking about learning to swim. Sharing of poetry, performing on the same circuit, fayres, festivals, Rougham Tree Fayres. Sitting on hay bales, outside cafes, laughter, music, enjoying being under the stars, moonlit nights, outside fires burning bright. The joy of seeing you both on stage, acting and singing your own music played. A kindred spirit. Poem Spring Solstice Awakening l98l A meditation dance that moved me so That brought tears to my eyes when the music flowed Small children within a circle sat whilst a meditation dance in a circle flowed A man with an accordian sat Great Beauty The circle dance flowed And peace showed.
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