Access to Community Education

Brian Motley (aged 74) passed peacefully away on Tuesday 29^th April after a short illness in hospital.

Brian was a familiar figure around Brixham for the past two decades. He lived at St Kilda’s and attended Adult Education classes at Brixham College and was a member of ACE (Access to Community Education). He would be seen each day tapping his way down town with a ‘hand rolled cigarette’ in his mouth. He would stop to chat to anyone he knew and for many years he helped on the tripper boats at the harbour.

Brian was a real character who excelled in the ACE pottery class making whimsical birds which he sold to supplement his pocket money. He would persuade people to buy them to provide more tobacco. Principal Chris Turner bought one of his swans for £10 and many commented that his work was good enough to be exhibited in high class art galleries. Indeed Brian along with all ACE members had his pottery mask and pots recently on show at the ACE 20^th Century Art exhibition at Brixham College last term.

Brian’s funeral will be on 8^th May at 11am at the Moorview Chapel of Rest,