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Michael Declan Melia Hopson bka Mike
25 July 1981—13 August 2007

This page provides links to pictures and text that we have put online in memory of Mike.

On 7 June 2011 we scattered Mike's ashes at a beautiful place high on the downs outside Brighton, above Fulking, near Devil's Dyke - see map

Finn's winter photo of the trees near where we put Mike's ashes

There is now a memorial seat for Mike on the Brighton/Hove seafront - see map.

Pictures of Mike assembled by Finn

Mike's Obituary - Original: Word or PDF | Guardian 4/9/07 | Guardian online (no Grauniad typos!)

Order of Service - contains words of Mike's song, and the Orpheus song

The Compton Skyline Project and Mike's last performance

Mike was educated at Patcham House and Lord Mayor Treloar, and performed and worked as an apprenctice at The Orpheus Centre

Get out there and scare 'em Mike
Advice to Mike on leaving Orpheus from fellow apprentice Chris Hogg

The Guardian Apologies Page!

There's nothing interactive here, but if you want to get in contact there are details in the original copy of the obituary - which we hope even spammers will ignore as an email source!

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