As head of art and entertainments for Hammersmith and Fulham council in London in the 1980s, John Hole was a creative dynamo, and it was a great pleasure to work for him.
His programmes ranged from tea dances with live music for senior citizens, to competitions for young bands at Riverside Studios. Every year he, along with his family and a host of volunteers, provided lunches for elderly and lonely people on Christmas Day in Hammersmith town hall.
The art-form specialists in his team included a Caribbean focus coordinator and two officers working with the disability organisation Shape to bring real-life experience to bear.
He was persuasive, fun and got the work done while putting his principles into action.
