The Prince of Wales was represented by Colonel Edward York, Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, at a service of thanksgiving for the life of Mr David Arnold-Forster, Chief Executive of English Nature, held on Friday in York Minster.

Canon Jeremy Fletcher, precentor, officiated, assisted by the Rev Jonathon Baker, parish priest of Scalby.

Dr Suzana Louth and Mr Ronnie Foster, also representing the North York Moors National Park Authority, gave readings. Lord Trefgarne read a poem.

Mr John Varley, Chief Executive Officer of the Clinton Devon Estates and a board member of the Countryside Agency, and Sir Martin Doughty, Chairman of English Nature, paid tribute.

During the service Charlotte Routh, goddaughter, played a piano composition. Among others present were:

Mrs Arnold-Forster (widow), Mr T E O Arnold-Forster (father), Mrs E M Arnold-Forster (mother), Mr and Mrs E P Bryant (brother-in-law and sister), Mr and Mrs B D Stimpson (mother-in-law and father-in-law), Mr and Mrs T M Stimpson (brother-in-law and sister-in-law), Mrs L Wright.

Lord and Lady Derwent, Lady Trefgarne, Baroness Young of Old Scone (chief executive officer, Environment Agency), Sir Michael and Lady Craig-Cooper, Sir Idris Pearce, Dr Andy Brown (acting chief executive officer, English Nature) with Dr Keith Duff (chief scientist), Dr Andy Clement and Miss Caroline Wood (directors), Professor Gren Lucas and Mr Hugh van Cutsem.

Mr John Markland (chairman, Scottish Natural Heritage) with Mr Roger Crofts; Ms Fiona Reynolds (director-general, National Trust) with Ms Tiffany Hunt; Professor Tim Burt (Durham University) and Mrs Burt, Ms Vicky Elcoate (director, Council for National Parks), Mr Jim Forshaw (also representing the chief executive of WWF), Mr Brian Bender (permanent secretary, Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs) with Ms Sophia Lambert (director, Wildlife, Countryside and Flood) and Mr Martin Capstick (divisional manager, European Wildlife), Mr Ewen Cameron (chairman, the Countryside Agency) with Mr Richard Wakeford (chief executive officer); Mr Tony Richardson (managing director, WWT), Mr Robert Campbell (chairman, LEAF), Mr Graham Wynne (chief executive officer (RSPB).

Mr Tom Burke (environmental policy advisor, Rio Tinto), Dr Jeremy Greenwood (director, British Trust for Ornithology), Mr Simon Bostock (chairman, Moorland Association), Mr Peter Hodgson and Mr Robert Shopland-Reed (Defence Estates), Mr Mike Wilson (chief executive, DVA), Mr and Mrs S N S Sadler, Mr and Mrs M Pearson, Mr J C Varley, Mr Chris Baines, Ms Dorothy Fairburn with many other friends, former colleagues and representatives of other organisations having connection with Mr Arnold-Forster.

Mr Robert O. Lightfoot

A service of thanksgiving for Mr Robert O. Lightfoot, former Master of the Founders’ Company was held last week at St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London EC2. Among those present were:

Mrs Lightfoot (widow), Mr Christopher Lightfoot (son), Ms Stephanie Lightfoot (daughter), Mr and Mrs Roger Lightfoot, Mr Jeremy Turnbull, Master of the Founders’ Company, and Mrs Turnbull, Mr Andrew Gillett (Clerk), Mr and Mrs Robert Stevens, Mr Robert Savory, Mr William Fossick, Mr and Mrs Brian Farmer (Past Masters and their escorts). Other members of the Company including Mr Philip Prain, Mr Theo Ramos, Mr and Mrs Chris Rogers, Mr and Mrs Jeremy Lannsdell, Mr Martin Kemp, Mr and Mrs Robert Jordan.

Mr Jeremy Gotch, Mr John Moon, Mr Bill Lyons, Mr Geoffrey Finn, Mr Charles Howe, Mr Roy Jennings, Mr Bryan Lincoln, Mr Clive Stone, Mr Stephen Wise, Mr Graham Feakins, Mr Gordon Adams, Ms Lisa Dunning, Mr and Mrs Anthony Bowden, Mr and Mrs Peter Burgess, Mr and Mrs Robin Short, Mr and Mrs Douglas Day, Dr and Mrs Chico Ghia, Mr and Mrs Fred Emery, Mr and Mrs Frank Foster, Mrs Maggi Minchin, Mr Lance Ridley, Mr Neil Acheson-Gray and many other friends.

Miss Helen Grindrod, QC

A memorial service for the late Miss Helen Grindrod, QC, will be held in Lincoln’s Inn Chapel on Thursday, December 5 at 5pm.