The funeral of former GIMA President Peter Field, who passed away unexpectedly at the age of 81, will take place at The Arun Crematorium, at 12.00 noon on Wednesday, 31st January.

Peter's family issued the following details:

Arun Crematorium
off Grevatts Lane
Yapton
Arundel
BN18 0LW

A map of the crematorium’s location can be found here https://www.aruncrematorium.co.uk/contact-map.php

Dress code: Please wear whatever you are comfortable in.

Flowers: We request no flowers and if you wish, consider making a contribution to one of Peter’s favourite charities.

Friends of Chichester Hospitals - The local hospitals and clinics who provided great care to Peter.

Greenfingers – Peter supported their work for many years.

Reception: After the ceremony you are warmly invited to join the family for refreshments at the Arun View Inn, a short drive from the crematorium.

The Arun View Inn Wharf Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5DD and more details can be found at https://www.thearunview.co.uk/

For those wishing to watch the live-stream these are the log-in details. They will also allow you to watch a recording of the service, from Tuesday 6th onwards, should you be unable to make the 12.00 noon live-stream.

Watching Live & On Demand

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Password:          188389    

Peter remained a passionate gardener until the end. He had recently moved to a new home in Yapton, West Sussex, and was enthusiastically making plans for the garden design (not afraid to use his 20-plus years as an industry stalwart for a cheeky discount on tools and plants). 

Peter came to the garden industry late in his career, and having dipped his toe in the water with sales roles for other companies, he formed his own Garden Innovations Ltd in 1996. 

Having established a successful range of products, he threw himself into the role of representing fellow suppliers and manufacturers. He was a Director of GIMA from 1999 to 2013, where he made many friends, and was a voice for the small business (his arrival for committee meetings in his white van, was a familiar sight, at the Birmingham offices). He was deeply honoured to serve as GIMA President in 2008/2009.

Peter was also a champion of the Greenfingers charity to which he devoted a lot of his time and energy.  From its early days he helped organise the sale of obsolete industry stock to benefit the cause, as well as creating ‘Greenfingers’ versions of his own products. He was a Trustee for many years, retiring as voluntary treasurer in 2018. He tried to be as hands-on as he could, visiting many of the children’s hospices where Greenfingers had helped create gardens. 

Age and ill-health prevented him from doing more, but it was a mark of his level of commitment that he was invited and accepted, to become an Honorary Member of the charity.

He leaves Mary his wife of 45 years and two sons, Duncan and Gregory.