John Harvey memorial bench

Wakefield District Cycle Forum  would like to provide a bench as a memorial to John Harvey, a very popular and likeable man and a keen and enthusiastic member of the forum, who died too soon.  There weren’t many areas where he wasn’t involved: assisting or leading rides, bicycle repair man, encouraging new members, organising and leading workdays, transport manager, logistics manager for our village events and odd-job-man. He loved helping people and all was  done with a smile in that quietly calm and endearing manner- he never refused to help with any task the forum asked of him.
We are hoping to site the bench in John's memory next to the river Calder, in a spot easily accessible by bike, where riders can enjoy a flask of coffee or a swig from their water bottle and a few moments of quiet contemplation, or swap stories of past adventures.