Stories

Oliver Brookes Calcutt - He is my daddy

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

Daddy cooked the sausages then he took them out of the oven. He put some bread in the toaster then when it popped up he put the sausages only one at a time in…

Oliver Brookes Calcutt - He is my daddy

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

I went to the park with my Nannie and my Daddy and Mummy and Kaisha and Bayleigh and me.

Oliver Brookes Calcutt - He is my daddy

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

I remember going to football with my dad and I got a medal. I cried because I wanted to see my daddy at football.

Amie Clinton - Matt's Work Colleague

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

Officially I was Matt's Line Manager, unofficially we were coffee mates. I first heard of Matt's name several years ago when I was a newly promoted Team Leader…

Oliver Brookes Calcutt - He was my Daddy called Matthew Calcutt

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

I went to the park with Matthew Calcutt. I went on the slide and the swings and we played Spiderman. I climbed on the other slide.

Oliver Brookes Calcutt - Matt's Son

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

My daddy showed me how to drink water out of my hands by cupping my hands together.

David Calcutt - Matt's Father (Crete Holiday Story)

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

This is another river story. In 1995 we went on holiday to Crete - me, Sue, Jon, Helen, Matthew and our friend Stewart. Matthew was 18, Jon was 11 and Helen…

Nigel Tame - Lived next door to him for the first 20 or so years of his life.

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

We have a key on top of the electricity meter just inside our front door. It's "Matthew's key". As soon as he was old enough to go out with his own key he…

Chris Sheppard - Matt's friend from work

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

I began working with Matt in 2001 and because he was such a great guy we became friends straight away. Working with him for all of those years I was lucky…

Bridget Freeman - Matt's friend from work

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

I worked with Matt for a number of years and made a very good friend. He was always so calm laid back and friendly. I used to call him the Scarlett Pimpernel…

Sarah Perry - Friend of the family

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

Earliest memory of Matt. We went to Devon together As two families. The Russell's showed up super late! They had the attic room upstairs. I remember coming up…

Raj Bagri - Matt's friend from work

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

Words that spring to mind are loyal, kind, fun and happy go lucky, Matt you always seemed to have so much time listening to everyone and making them feel good…

Ayla McCamphill-Rose - Grew up on the same street.

Memories of Matt · Mar 26, 2018

Matt probably didn't want a younger girl hanging around but as next door but one neighbours and with only a couple of years between us I'm afraid he was stuck…

Mikey Baker - Matt's Friend from Work

Memories of Matt · Nov 11, 2017

Matt was brilliant at playing football and I am fairly useless. This did not stop Matt asking me several times to play at a works tournament in Birmingham. I…

Tina Jones - Matt's Friend from Work

Memories of Matt · Nov 11, 2017

I first worked with Matt as customers service manager at the job centre in Wolverhampton. Matt was always very customer focused and always trying to do his…

"The Fantastic 4" - Matt's Friends Group from Work

Memories of Matt · Nov 11, 2017

So where do we start with the Fantastic Four, the name Matt gave to us as a group of close friends with our own individual personalities. Over our 10 years as…

Kish Patel - Matt's Friend from Work

Memories of Matt · Nov 11, 2017

This is my eulogy that I prepared for Matt's funeral: Matt was not just my loyal friend, he was like my younger brother. During the last 17 years we've shared…

Jill Wilkinson - Matt's Friend from Work

Memories of Matt · Nov 11, 2017

This is my Eulogy I prepared for Matts Funeral: I really don’t know where to begin, I first met Matt 17yrs ago , when he was 23 I would say I’ve seen him grow…

Snelly Patel - Matt's Friend from Work

Memories of Matt · Nov 11, 2017

This is my eulogy I prepared for Matt's funeral: Like me this will be short! As Matt would remind me every time he stood next to me and then say “God Snelly…

Mitchell Hurley - Cousin

Memories of Matt · Oct 24, 2017

Loved playing cricket on the beach with him and football at the Cotswolds, which just shows how much he loved sport. My most funniest memory of Matt is when we…

Andrew Mason - Matt's School Friend

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

I first met Matt many many years ago as football rivals, 8 or so years old and playing for opposite Cub Scout football teams I think I can remember Matt played…

Pam Reynolds - Matt's Friend from Work

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

Matt was the Sunshine in the place... The Smiler.. The one who was always there giving a helping hand no matter how big or small the problem was... The one who…

Luke Chapman - Matt's School Friend

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

I have to say that I didn't know 'Calcutt' (as we called him then) that well but we were friends throughout school. We didn't meet up out of school or catch up…

Mukesh Mahay - Matt's Friend from Work

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

I had the honour of meeting Matt in 2001.We started work at the Job Centre within a month of each other. We formed an instant friendship. We started to meet up…

Samantha Jones - Matt's School Friend

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

I just remember his laugh at school. Lovely guy.

Russ Wright - Matt's School Friend

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

So many years have passed, but a truly great friend at school. Many times spent larking around in class.

Estee Griffin - Matt's Friend from Work

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

Matt and I started the department within days of each other. We completed all our Employment Service Training together. Often laughing through the role plays.…

Matthew Whitehouse - Matt's School Friend

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

Matt was in my form at school so I saw him most days. I remember him, always laughing and we genuinely had a good laugh between lessons and at break time.…

Steven Mason - Matt's School Friend

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

It came with such sad news to me that my old pal was no longer with us. I have not seen him for years but was so glad to back in touch through Facebook. I was…

Vicky Quinn - Matt's Childhood Friend

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

What can I say, My first Love!!! Matt was my very first boyfriend (when he wasn't swapping me for Natasha that is), I was about 7 years old. My fondest memory…

Jon Calcutt - Matt's Brother

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

Cyberia: In the mid 90’s when I was around 12 or 13 I was given a computer games magazine with a free demo. The game was called Cyberia. It quickly became a…

Helen Calcutt - Matt's Sister

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

When I was about 17 or 18 years old, Dad and Mom went away on holiday. I had the house to myself and, in-between this and that happening, Matt turned up. He…

David Calcutt - Matt's Dad

Memories of Matt · Oct 22, 2017

Matthew was good at birthday presents. For my sixtieth birthday he paid for us both to canoeing on the River Wye. It was something I'd long wanted to do. He…