Winston Westcott Memorial Day

Published on : 4 Oct 2021

Stella Westcott with Nick Bailey, Kate Cuesta, Penny Humphrey, Carol Kirk, Peter Cumbers and Kevin Garner of Joice and Hill

Over 100 colleagues, friends and customers from across the world of poultry attended an emotional send off for Winston Westcott, at the Land Rover Experience West Country at Honiton, on August 19th 2021.

Covid restrictions prevented many lifelong friends and contacts from paying their respects at Winston’s funeral. So, to give his many friends across the poultry sector a chance to show their respects, swop stories and give him the send-off he would have wanted, Joice and Hill joined forces with Will Frankpitt and Simon Street of the West Country Layers Association to organise this special day.

Undaunted by the weather, the guests enjoyed the full Land Rover off-road experience, live music, a hog roast, and an emotional tribute from Nick Bailey.

After a lifetime in farming and poultry, Winston was well known to many people in the UK poultry sector. Born into a West Country farming family in 1943, Winston Westcott became a legendary figure in the UK poultry circles, making a huge impression on everyone he met with his distinctive West Country accent, repertoire of anecdotes and boundless enthusiasm, combined with his love of the job and willingness to share his lifetime of experience and in-depth knowledge.

Outside of poultry, Winston’s passion for cars was well known. At one point, he owned a ferociously fast Ford RS 2000. In later years, he developed an unswerving loyalty to Land Rover products, frequently changing to new models when they came along.

Sponsored by NFU Chicken & Egg, South West Chicken Association, Laid in Britain, Newlands Farm, Country Fresh Pullets Ltd., Lloyds Animal Feeds, West Country Layers Association, Crediton Milling, Matford Land Rover, Richard Frankpitt, Noble Foods and Stonegate. The day also raised an undisclosed sum for two charities nominated by Stella Westcott – The British Heart Foundation and The Farming Community Network.