Jim Hilton
Nice bloke. Always smiling.
I met him 15 odd years ago when they had the Butchers Arms at Farnborough (a little village near Banbury). It was hugely successful and the sale of it presumably enabled him to pursue his first love of aviation at Turdy.
Jim, a heavy cigar smoker, had a second chance a few years back when the pains in his legs turned out to require major arterial surgery.
Alas, he went back on the weed again within 4 weeks of the op despite acknowledging that it was the weed that ruined his heath....
We ate regularly at The 3 Conies - a pub they took over after giving up at Turdy - and always had a great time.
Last heard of messing about with canal boats.
HP