FRIENDS of missing student Tom Nixon are appealing for him to get in touch – a week after he mysteriously went missing.
The 20-year-old from Lenton had just finished his second year studying law at the University of Nottingham and was planning to stay in the city to work over the summer.
But he has not been seen since 1am on Thursday, July 24, when he went to bed at his Elmsthorpe Avenue home, and both Nottinghamshire Police and loved ones now fear for his safety.
The evening before Tom disappeared, he had been having a quiet night in with a friend, playing on his Xbox. He said goodnight and headed to bed, and that was the last time he was seen.
The alarm was raised by his girlfriend, Charlotte Beasant, also 20 and living in Lenton, who was due to meet him on the Thursday morning.
She told the Post: "I have been working at a summer school in Cheltenham and Thursdays are my day off, so he was meant to come down and see me, but he never showed up. I called his friends to just tell them to wake him up and get him out of bed but that's when we found out he was missing.
"I don't care where he has been, I just want him back."
Friends have launched a social media campaign with the #FindTom hashtag, which has been retweeted by high-profile celebrities, including Sarah Millican, Graeme Swann and the band Reverend and The Makers.
Miss Beasant said: "The support has been incredible."
Tom's housemate and best friend, Hattie Spurrell, 20, met him in their first year of university, when they were put in rooms opposite each other in halls.
She said they spent the weekend before his disappearance in Leeds. "He was in such a good mood and a good place. We went out for a few nights out and he just seemed really happy.
"If he is worried about us being annoyed with him [for going missing] he doesn't have to be. We all just love him so much and want him to come home."
Another close friend, Tom Sokolyk, 20, said: "Tom is just a funny, charming guy. He is really into his music and is a big Newcastle United fan. But most of all he is just a really nice guy that would do anything for anyone, with his friends and family always at the heart of what he does. This is why it is so bizarre that he has gone missing; it is completely out of character for Tom."
Dinah Crompton, 20, who has been friends with Tom since they went to college in Wigan and enrolled into the University of Nottingham at the same time, said: "Tom going missing was completely out of the blue. He is such a happy, fun-loving guy and really popular. I just hope he is safe."
Sergeant Vanessa Wake, who is leading, said the force was very concerned for Tom's welfare. "Tom is in his second year at university and is very kind, sociable and described by his parents as caring and thoughtful.
"He is really proud of his roots and is a family man, so they are extremely distressed and worried for his welfare, as it is completely out of character for him to have gone missing. If you are reading this, Tom, please let the police know you are safe. Your family are desperate to see you."
A University of Nottingham spokeswoman said: "We are concerned by the news. We have been in close contact with Nottinghamshire Police since a concern was first raised about his whereabouts."
If you know where Tom is or were in the area at the time he went missing, call police on 101.
