I sincerely hope we can go, and Of COURSE i will post pics and info some where online for us all to look/ watch

I just am so deeply cross at the lack of media attention / mention of his passing it must be god awful to turn up in hope and learn the worst and even worse for the staff

ok heard from monkey world it is open to all and WE ARE GOING WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO we cannot wait just wish it was under better cir****tances
i will take lots of photos and lots of videos and of course will right an account of what the day was like when i return

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No problem. I'm pretty sure that it will be an occasion for all, because it's an open letter and 'public' has been put in heavy type. The reason I received it was because I made a small donation to the memorial fund.

Is it possible for you to let me have your email address and I'll scan the letter for you? I don't seem to be able to save it into a word doc, so can't copy it here.
I think once you've read it, it will set your mind at rest :-)

Sorry, I was so busy messing round with my scanner I missed your revised post.
I know what you mean about about the 'cir****tances', but just think you're are going to celebrate this amazing man's incredible life and achievements. I'm sure it will be a truly memorable day.......I wish I could go!!!

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Originally posted by Liverbird:
Sorry, I was so busy messing round with my scanner I missed your revised post.
I know what you mean about about the 'cir****tances', but just think you're are going to celebrate this amazing man's incredible life and achievements. I'm sure it will be a truly memorable day.......I wish I could go!!!

LOL hey no problem i was just worried about the long trip and then not getting in a the total waste of time and money and B and more importantly the devo about not getting in, but i sure will go unless the hell and high water gets in my way but your right he was amazing and well worth commemorating his life and that wonderful achievement monkey world. Have you ever been?

Yes, I love the place. Have you been?
I spent a week down in Dorset a few years ago and went to MW five days out of seven! My kids enjoyed every minute, but my husband ended up at Bovington Tank Museum. He was suffering from monkey fatigue!

We had the good fortune to meet Jim and Alison. Even though they were obviously busy filming, they took the time to come over and talk and have their photos taken with the kids. Jim also performed a minor miracle and managed to persuade my other half to upgrade our TV package so that we could get another channel that will remain nameless here ;-) Believe me getting my husband - a Yorkshire man - to part with his money is no mean feat! It was all very good humoured.

Unfortunately, my son has been ill since that visit, he has CFS/ME, so we haven't been able to pay another visit. The kids still tease me about the all time I spent at the Batchelor Group 'talking' to Sammy! My daughter was speaking Spanish to Pacito and she swears he recognised the language!

Hopefully, sometime in the future my son will be up to the long journey and we can pay another visit.... That's another thing about MW the disabled or as they very nicely call it, 'Less- Abled' facilities are excellent!

yes we had the good fortune to go last year and AP were filming and we met Jim and Allison, actually he was obviously busy but i shouted him he waved i beconned him over he shouted one minute so we waited and bless him he came over too, we chatted shook hands the kids got thier pic with him and i told him he always reminded me of a teddy bear a cute cuddly one he was like oh gee thanks LOL i said no that is a compliment and then he was happy then i asked where allison was so we talked some more then he went and got her too i wonder if it was about the time when Dinda must have been born because they were in the Orang house the one where Twan and RORO live but who knows thenafter we chatted they went off on thier way then all day i seems to bump into him i was like i promise iam not stalking you
saw Jeremy but he looked mega busy bless him would loved to have chatted with him too.
Yes i like the wording on the Less able bodied rides etc typical jim.. I cannot wait to go back
lol we love Sally and Charlie so much i laughed re the speaking spanish to Pacito and your a sammy fan eh will try to get a pic for you,
did you take pics i bet you did we shall have to go off line and swap emails pics etc

yh jim has been reunited with all the monkeys he cared for who have sadly passed away:
bob,bangji,mona,alberto,olympia,evie,joline,rodney,pepe,jerry,arthur and sinbad

we all miss him

RIP