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popularity not fact. Despite having presented it purely as something I'd "heard", I feel compelled to uncover the truth as I watch comment after comment deride the landlord's kindness with cynicism while other comments spur me on, such as "This man deserves a plaque memorialising his contribution" and "Shame you don't mention the benefactor's name so they can be acknowledged for this great act of kindness and generosity." So I start asking around the village. And the stories I discover reveal even more kindness than I expected.I learned that back in 2014 people of all ages and backgrounds had come to celebrate the life of a remarkable man called Ian Askew - Army captain and Military Cross winner, antiques dealer, churchgoer, philanthropist. A good-humoured, high- spirited bachelor, for whom his community became his family, dishing out money, often anonymously, to local groups and individuals in need. Ian was well-known as someone who would talk with anyone, often popping into coffee mornings at the village hall and chatting with older residents. He had strong relationships with all his tenants, never raising rents or throwing anyone out. Askew lived alone in nearby Wellingham House but, it was bigger than he needed, so he let a charity have it for a tiny rent, and it became a home for people with learning difficulties. And then, In 1977 Ian turned a house he owned into three semi-detached cottages, to be let to young couples while they wait for years on the council housing list. He had seen the difficulties faced by families in need as they languished on the waiting list, and he wanted to help them, by allowing them to rent his houses for the same price as a council house (then £100 or so per month) until they reached the top of the housing waiting list. Contrary to Twitter's cynical assumption that the houses would be sold, rented out at an inflated price or reserved for council officials and their relatives, Askew's intention has in fact been honoured for four decades, and that shows no signs of changing. The houses are now rented out for three years, not two, as they were in the past, and though the rent appears to have tripled to £300 it has actually halved in real terms. Families apply to the parish, outlining their circumstances and their connection to the area. Many use the opportunity to save up for a deposit to get a foot on the precarious housing ladder. The more I hear, the more I realise that Ian Askew may have died in 2014, but in the gifts he leaves behind he very much lives on.