Tributes to 'Gentleman Jim' after Hucknall councillor dies from cancer
Family and councillors have been paying tribute after the sad death of popular councillor Jim Blagden. Councillor Blagden, nicknamed “Gentleman Jim” died aged 74 after a battle with cancer.
Jim lost his battle in the early hours of Sunday morning. He leaves his childhood sweetheart and wife of 55 years Sheila, his beloved family and his residents of Hucknall. Councillor Bladgen, 74, a former master bricklayer, a former First Aid Instructor at St John’s Ambulance and a former caretaker at Spring Street School, Ogle Street, Hucknall had the all clear from leukaemia earlier this year but the cancer returned.
Jim’s son – Calvin Blagden, speaking on behalf of the Blagden family said, “Dad was a wonderful father and grandfather. We are so sorry that he has lost his fight. He was the rock of our family and will be sorely missed by everyone. "Whether that be the children at Spring Street School, people who he looked after when he was on ambulance duty or the people he represented as a Councillor. He always felt that he had to earn the right to represent his neighbours in Hucknall. He never felt he had a divine right to be a councillor. He felt privileged to represent Hucknall. Hucknall will be a poorer place for dad’s passing.”
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