Mike Downes is retiring from his role at the Nottage Maritime Institute, Wivenhoe. Picture courtesy of Nenah Troendle.
A LONG-STANDING custodian of Wivenhoe’s Nottage Maritime Institute is handing over the ropes.
Mike Downes has been, in his own words, “general dogsbody” at the centre since September 1992.
Appointed by the committee which runs the Nottage Mike, 72, has overseen upgrades and expansion to the centre on The Quay.
Now, nearly 21 years on, Mike is stepping down.
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