Ted Chapman
October 20, 2010 by Rob Follett
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Sad news. Ted Chapman, who spent the majority of his life - passionate and active - on behalf of Cornwall, the Environment, and Social Justice, died at his home in Falmouth early on the 13th October.
The funeral will take place on Saturday 23rd October at 11.00 a.m. at Penmount Crematorium, Truro and afterwards at Truro Rugby Club, St Clements Hill, Truro TR1 1NY. Family Flowers only, Cornish dress welcome.
Ted had been ill for some years but never stopped campaigning and informing, as well as documenting Cornish and environmental events on film. He was at the Transition Falmouth 10/10/10 event at Trevone on the Sunday before he died and while there produced a 20 min video of the land and the projects.
Ted filmed and produced an excellent video of Roberto Perez's talk for Transition Falmouth in September 2008, as well as filming two Transition Cornwall Network events in dialogue with Cornwall Council at County Hall, and producing a short video of Falmouth's Community Alive Event in May this year.
He also produced the video clips of the Footsteps to Copenhagen events last November - see here on Transition Falmouth's website - also on his You Tube channel at http:/
There are several handsome tributes to Ted on the Cornish Green Party's website.
He will be fondly remembered and greatly missed.
From a personal perspective, Ted's (very dry) sense of humour is one of his many wonderful qualities I'll always remember him for, alongside his kindness of heart, gentleness, and unwavering commitment to Cornwall and the environment.
He did a great job managing the Gorsedh Kernow website - initially from 2001 with Helen Banks until Ted asked if I'd take it on in 2004. I had first met Ted in 1994 when he was running a Free Tibet stall alongside our Falmouth LETS stall in Falmouth's Market on the Moor, so happily took it on, and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know him better, and working with him on it till he decided to pass it on to Pat Miller due to deteriorating health in September last year.
I last saw him in town the afternoon before he died, and still find it hard to believe he's gone.
Rob Follett
