Not sure if anyone (Kitty?) knew Doug Garrett but I gather he used to go to Herga. He was a dancer, and treasurer, with Broadwood Morris and Scottish country dance clubs in Sussex and went to Sidmouth and WOMAD.

Doug was a lovely, gentle man, softly spoken, gregarious and very fond of people of all sorts; he always knew what to say to make people laugh and relax when an awkward silence occurred - when a dancer got something wrong, for example, and his presence was always a great asset to any group. He was a peacemaker.

He recently had an allergy to wasp stings and when he came across a nest last Saturday, was stung too often for his epi-pen to save him. Newspapers reported his death, eg http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/8476106.Henfield_man_dies_after_wasp_sting/ and http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/207973/3-stings-by-wasps-kill-gardening-pensioner but of course some of the details are wrong.

His death is a great shock to his Sussex friends and he will be greatly missed here by his many friends and fellow-dancers.

If anyone knew Doug (tall, slim, 60s, bearded... hmm) from Herga, Sidmouth or WOMAD perhaps, please feel free to add your condolences here.

Elizabeth