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MEMORIES
14786 Clean Up Trinity Church 1970 06
Photograph by staff photographer Stuart Allison
From the archives of The Colchester Express being managed by Adrian Rushton (rushphoto@yahoo.com)
FIFTY years ago on Saturday is the 50th anniversary of what turned out to be the first step in a long journey of public life for a 24-year-old Colchester man.
Sir Bob Russell set to work cleaning up Holy Trinity Church in Colchester, a kind act of public duty which was to become the template of his life.
He went on to be elected as a Colchester councillor, mayor and leader of the council before becoming MP for Colchester for 18 years and being knighted for public service to his home town.