during the lockdown we were in the restaurant refurbishing it, we were doing menus…”
“The restaurant meant everything to him, he helped me with GBM, everything.”
“He was a massive part of the team at the Angel. The accolades and what we’ve achieved in the past three years are thanks to Craig. We’ve really tried to be successful and it’s a credit to him, so hopefully we can do him proud.”
Despite the illness, she said, “he never complained, he was always asking how I was because he was worried that it was pressure on me not to have a full team.”
And although the pandemic stopped them from working anyway, he had always hoped to go back.
“Every message would be like, ‘don’t worry, I’ll be there.’ You think he’s going to be here, and all of a sudden, he’s taken away. It’s sad, it’s upsetting.”
A plaque has now been erected in his memory on the wall at the restaurant and Elly is helping to raise funds for Dartmouth Caring, which provides support at home for those who do not wish for hospitce care, and to which Craig was referred following his diagnosis. You can donate directly or via the fundraising page.
“He’s always going to be there, he’s always going to be looking over us making sure we’re doing the recipe right.”
