Tributes to Lowestoft Aid and Assist founder Bob Fairclough | East Anglian Daily Times
"As he got to know the local area, he started to do odd jobs for people, and then he saw an article where Norman Tebbit [then-education secretary] said people should stop moaning about a lack of work and get on their bike and look for some. That incensed him. "He realised there was a bigger need for what he was doing and he took the idea of starting up something to encourage people to help and show people they are trying something productive. "There was also a lot of people around these parts ...
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