He joined the staff at the old Hampshire Centre in 1985 as a caretaker, but his association with the site goes back much further - he lived on site with his caretaker father since 1972. Even during the three-year construction of Castlepoint either side of 2000, James was still employed on the site as a security and groundsman. He was then offered his current position.

The day started with a round of golf with general manager Peter Matthews and facilities manager Nick Staton before lunch at the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks, followed by a surprise helicopter flight over Castlepoint and to Swanage via the coast and James’s home in Poole.

“It was an amazing day and the flight was the first time I have ever seen Castlepoint and the area from an aircraft – until now I have only seen aerial photos,” said James. “It was a very special day.”