Darren Connor

The saddest of news – our dear friend and colleague Darren Connor, died yesterday whilst undertaking a sponsored cycle ride. As all of you who came into contact with him know, Darren was one of life's great enthusiasts and infused all around him with great positivity. He had a radar eye for the strange, absurd and obtuse, so much so that he had become a one man"daft magnet" (nice work if you can get it!)

It would be wrong to say they broke the mold when they made him, because let's be honest more than likely they would have left it on a train somewhere, and to this day it is traveling all stations (without a ticket).

So what about some pithy quotes you ask – well what about some that he never actually said:

"do you think this shirt will clash"?

"not sure I can be bothered with another Apple product"

"I'm stopping in"

To say that he will be missed, does not even begin to describe how we feel right now.

A prince amongst men.