Eric Pye obituary

My friend Eric Pye, who has died aged 67, was an adult educator who was passionate about creating fairness in the world. He was also an inventive recycler who found ways to re-use everything, from clothes to towel rails.

Eric described himself as “peasant class”. He was born in Rainford, near St Helens, now in Merseyside, to Edith (nee Harrison) and Horace Pye, and grew up on their tenanted farm without electricity, inside toilet or bathroom.