OBITUARIES

NIC WHEELER

MR WHEELER died on 3 April, while out with the Coakham Bloodhounds, of which he was senior master and huntsman, aged 69.

As a child, Mr Wheeler learnt to ride at Beauport Park Riding School in Hastings before getting his first pony Magpie. Magpie lived in the garage and Mr Wheeler and his sister Jane used to ride on the beach. While he was at school, he hunted with the Blean Beagles. He went to