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| Socialist who could turn tears
to laughter |
Jazz lover Peter Chettleborough |
PETER ‘Chett’ Chettleborough, community activist and
jazz lover, has died, aged 62.
At his funeral on Monday, friends and family remembered him as a
source of delight, strength and comfort – a man who loved life.
Born in Hampstead in 1943, he attended New End Primary School in
Hampstead, and later lived in Maygrove Road, Kilburn.
He became an electrician’s apprentice and developed a strong
commitment to socialism.
Actively involved in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in the
1960s, he also took part in demonstrations surrounding the St Pancras
rent strikes in 1962.
A Labour Party member, he campaigned for the development of Kilburn
Square Youth and Community Centre in the 1970s and was instrumental
in founding Kilburn Community Co-operative. He also worked for Oxfam
and pet charity PDSA in Kilburn High Road and was a volunteer at
Kingsgate Community Centre.
He was instrumental in reviving the Tricycle Theatre as a jazz venue
after a fire in 1987 and organised jazz nights at the old Black
Lion pub in Kilburn High Road.
Friends remembered how he was always on hand to make a cup of tea
or mend a washing machine, or simply bring a smile with his repertoire
of well-worn jokes.
More than 150 people attended his funeral at Kensal Rise crematorium
on Monday when life-long friend, saxophonist Dave Chambers, played
a Billy Eckstine number, “I Want to Talk About You”.
In a statement read out at the funeral, Mr Chettleborough’s
family said any walk down Kilburn High Road with him would mean
stopping to chat to at least three of his friends. They wrote: “We
remember, in particular, his ability to transform tears to laughter.”
He is survived by children Dionne, David, Sean and Peter, and grandchildren
Oscar and Milo.
TOM FOOT |
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