Doug Smith: long-standing supporter of Stratford RFC
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON Rugby Football Club has lost a popular, long-serving and loyal member of its family with news that Doug Smith of Stratford died at the weekend just short of his...
View ArticleGeoff Calcott: Stratford cricket stalwart
GEOFF CALCOTT, one of the best known and most respected people in local cricket, has died at the age of 57. An irrepressible spirit and ever enthusiastic commitment to the game...
View ArticleMollie Lodder: JP, women's rights champion and one of the BBC's Women of the...
MOLLIE LODDER, who has died aged 93, served as a magistrate in Henley and Stratford for over 35 years and played a key part in the reorganising in 1988-89 of...
View ArticleEleanor Zonik, of Harbury: a ‘timeless’ character of South Warwickshire
‘TIMELESS’ is a word that might best describe Eleanor Zonik, née Farrington, a well-known and highly popular character in South Warwickshire who has died aged 95. Born in West Didsbury, Lancashire,...
View ArticleClaude Dingley, sportsman, businessman and Monty’s wartime signals officer
CLAUDE John Brash Dingley, who has died aged 94, was born at Feltwell in Norfolk, where his father, Walter, was adjutant of the RAF station. Brought up in Welford, he...
View ArticleKen Roe: member of Shipston Town Band for 60 years
KEN ROE, the longest serving player with Shipston Town Band, has died, aged 84. Ken served 60 years with the band mainly on principal cornet before retiring from playing due to...
View ArticleHugh Beecham: hard-working volunteer who helped make Ilmington tick
A WELL-LIKED father-of-three from Ilmington has died suddenly, two years after his wife was taken by cancer. Hugh Beecham, aged 56, was starting to cycle out of the village on Wednesday...
View ArticleElizabeth Creak: former High Sheriff of Warwickshire
ELIZABETH CREAK, who has died aged 87, was educated at Malvern College and graduated from McGill University in Montreal and, before returning to England, she worked for Alan Lane of...
View ArticleLynn Helliker: teacher who inspired generations of pupils
LYNN HELLIKER, former teacher, netballer, hockey player and friend to many, passed away on Monday 11th November at the age of 59, following a battle with breast cancer. Her selfless...
View ArticlePeter O’Toole: hell-raising actor who held the Duck’s yard-of-ale record
THE great actor Peter O’Toole, who died on Saturday in hospital in London aged 81 after a long illness, was known for his love of Shakespeare – and once confessed...
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