Captain
The following obituary first appeared in the December 2000 issue of the Orwell Bulletin
Many readers will be sad to hear of the death of Alan Neaves' grey Shire horse, Captain at the age of 27. Captain was a familiar and well-loved sight for many years in the village, pulling Alan’s coal cart on the delivery round for Neaves Coal. The old horse finally went into happy retirement at his High Street home in November 1994, sharing his paddock and stable yard with young Sinbad, Samantha’s pony. Our sympathies go out to the Neaves family who trained and worked with him for so long.