Alan Walter

Alan died suddenly from a suspected massive heart attack at his home on Saturday 7th March.

Alan, a council tenant in Camden, was there at the start of the Defend Council Housing campaign in 1997. It has been a collective effort of many, and Alan played down his individual selfless efforts, but he inspired and led in a way that contributed the binding glue of this collective.

We’ve come a long way: from 2000 when pundits predicted the ‘End of Council Housing’ to the Prime Minister’s latest commitment to build council housing. Now all we want is the hard cash to back up those ‘warm words’.

Alan’s family have asked us to pass on the details of his memorial service, as follows:

MEMORIAL SERVICE
6.30pm, Monday 16 March
St Aloysius Social Club, Phoenix Road, NW1 1TA
Map here

ALL WELCOME
Please find the link for the Memorial notice here and pass this on to anyone else who knew Alan.

A small family funeral will be held earlier in the day.

Messages to info@defendcouncilhousing.org.uk or 42 Arborfield, Islip St, London NW5 2UD.

Donations to ‘Socialist Worker Appeal’ or ‘Defend Council Housing’ to the above address.

Some nice words about Alan in the press here:
Socialist Worker: obituary • Austin Mitchell MP pays tribute

Inside Housing: Council housing champion dies • How DCH changed government policy
Morning Star: obituary • DCH mourns loss and vows to continue fight • Jeremy Corbyn MP on DCH's achievements

UCATT: UCATT Pays Tribute To Council Housing Campaigner Alan Walter