{"id":8337,"date":"2021-09-19T14:40:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T13:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=8337"},"modified":"2021-09-20T08:06:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T07:06:28","slug":"john-challis-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/john-challis-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"JOHN CHALLIS HAS DIED"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: right; margin:5px 0 5px 5px;\">\n<amp-auto-ads type=\"adsense\"\r\n              data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\">\r\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MEDIA STATEMENT FROM THE FAMILY OF JOHN CHALLIS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sunday September 19, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cIt is with heavy hearts that we bring you such sad news. Our dear friend and yours, John Challis, has died peacefully in his sleep, after a long battle with cancer.\u201c<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>He will always be loved for being \u2018Boycie\u2019 and leaves a great legacy of work that will continue to bring pleasure and smiles for many years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/john-challis-550x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/john-challis-550x348.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/john-challis-530x335.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/john-challis-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/john-challis.jpg 885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption>John &#8220;Boycie&#8221; Challis<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Message From Sir David Jason &#8220;Such sad news. John was such a lovely man, a fine actor and a friend for over forty years. Hard to think of the world without him. Condolences to his family at this incredibly sad time.&#8221;<\/p><div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ofah2-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5593259115\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<cite>Sir David Jason<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/E_pmy1fWQAALPNM-375x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/E_pmy1fWQAALPNM-375x550.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/E_pmy1fWQAALPNM-530x778.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/E_pmy1fWQAALPNM.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption>John Challis<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlease respect the privacy of John\u2019s family and friends at this difficult time, and be assured that in the future there will be an occasion to celebrate John\u2019s life \u2013 when everyone will be welcome to come along.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boycie Gives Us A Very Important Message For 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kKxSl3kEwuM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The family has asked that, rather than sending flowers, any donations are sent to John\u2019s chosen animal charities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cuanwildliferescue.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cuanwildliferescue.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tusk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tusk.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/britishhedgehogs.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Britishhedgehogs.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs Boycie would have said . . . you know it makes sense!\u201d<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/john-challis-has-died\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/john-challis-144x144.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/john-challis-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/john-challis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/john-challis-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>MEDIA STATEMENT FROM THE FAMILY OF JOHN CHALLIS Sunday September 19, 2021 \u201cIt is with heavy hearts that we bring you such sad news. Our dear friend and yours, John Challis, has died peacefully in his sleep, after a long battle with cancer.\u201c He will always be loved for being \u2018Boycie\u2019 and leaves a great [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23,53,24,70,67,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-convention","category-featured","category-green-green-grass","category-media","category-news","category-only-fools-and-horses"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>JOHN CHALLIS HAS DIED<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MEDIA STATEMENT FROM THE FAMILY OF JOHN CHALLIS Sunday September 19, 2021 \u201cIt is with heavy hearts that we bring you such sad news. 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