Dewsbury man Brendon Grimshaw was working in East Africa when he decided to buy Moyenne
Hailing from Dewsbury , Brendon had carved out a successful career as a newspaper editor across some of East Africa's most prominent publications. However, his 1962 trip to the Seychelles marked a turning point, prompting him to abandon his old life.
With the assistance of Rene Antoine Lafortune, a 19 year old son of a local fisherman, Brendon began clearing pathways through the dense foliage and planting trees, aiming to revitalise the island. He also constructed a simple wooden abode for himself. With no offspring to inherit the island when he passed away, Brendon established a perpetual trust with the Seychelles' Ministry of Environment in 2009. This pact signalled the island's conversion into a National Park, making it the smallest island globally to be designated as such.
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