Mike Woods: the farmers' friend
HE was known as the “farmers’ friend” and devoted his life to agriculture but the wisdom and wit of Mike Woods, of Welford-on-Avon, will be sadly missed by the local...
View ArticleMabel Hiles: At 108 she was Stratford's oldest resident
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON's oldest resident, 108-year-old Mabel Hiles, has died.Mabel, who moved to the town in 1993, was an active member of the congregation of Holy Trinity Church. The vicar, the Martin...
View ArticleJoe Melia: Acclaimed actor of stage, television, and film
THE actor Joe Melia, whose career spanned stage, television and films, has died from heart failure at his home in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was 77. He and his wife Flora—who died...
View ArticleJohn Curnock: twice Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon
A former member of Stratford Rotary Club, John, in his year as president, chose to set up a Stratford hospice fund. This led to the formation of the Shakespeare Hospice...
View ArticleBill McFarland: former chairman and leader of SDC
RETIRED solicitor and former Stratford-on-Avon District Council chairman and leader Bill McFarland has died at the age of 87. William Adoue McFarland, BA LRTPI, was in his long career the senior...
View ArticleBob Unitt: NFU Mutual manager and steam railway enthusiast
STRATFORDIAN Bob Unitt who, apart from his war service, spent his whole life in the town, died on New Year’s Day at the age of 88. Robert Frank Unitt was born...
View ArticleCharlie Baldwin: Stratford war hero who was awarded the Military Medal
CHARLIE BALDWIN, who was one of only two Stratfordians to be awarded the Military Medal in the Second World War, has passed away aged 97. Charlie was born on...
View ArticleBill Malin: life-long servant to the people of Alcester
TRIBUTES from around the country and the world have been paid to the memory of Alcester’s Bill Malin who passed away on Wednesday last week at Warwick Hospital. Bill retired as...
View ArticleReg Covey MBE: Alcester community stalwart
ALCESTER community stalwart Reg Covey has died at the age of 83. Reginald Jean Albert Covey, who died on 10th February, was born in Cannes, France, to a French mother and...
View ArticlePeter Naylor: Proud Stratfordian who made significant contribution to local...
PETER NAYLOR, who died on 25th February aged 85, was a proud Stratfordian who spent most of his career working in the town, and made a significant contribution to local...
View ArticleDavid Houghton: Bidford Carnival enthusiast
THE funeral of David Houghton, of Jubilee Close, Bidford, took place at St Laurence Church on Friday. Mr Houghton had died on 18th February from chronic kidney failure, at the...
View ArticleBrian Tafft: Bidford older people’s activist
THE funeral of former Bidford-on-Avon and Shipston-on-Stour older people’s activist Brian Keith Tafft took place at St Swithin’s Church, Barston, near Solihull on 18th March. Brian was born in...
View ArticleRichard Griffiths: Stratford actor whose talent matched his sizeable girth
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON actor Richard Griffiths, who died at the age of 65 after complications following heart surgery, maybe best known for playing Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films and Uncle...
View ArticleDenley Wright CBE: leading vegetable scientist
A STRATFORD-upon-Avon scientist who turned down a knighthood and helped secure the future of crop-growing in Britain during the Second World War has died at the age of 101. Denley Wright...
View ArticleJoan Griffith: former deputy head of Stratford Grammar School for Girls
A FORMER deputy head of Stratford Grammar School for Girls, Joan Griffith, died on 26th April at the Bentley Nursing Home in Stratford. She spent her childhood here in Stratford,...
View ArticleTerry Collins: RSC’s Herald typesetter of choice
TERRY COLLINS, typesetter and proof-reader at the Herald for over 35 years, has died at the age of 70, mourned by friends and colleagues as generous, kind, sensitive and an...
View ArticleJohn Grantham: champion for Wellesbourne
A WELLESBOURNE man who championed the needs of the village for decades, died on Monday, a week after receiving a surprise award for 40 years of service on the local...
View ArticleGary Coldron: Dentist who died while fishing
GARY COLDRON, a well-known and much-liked former dentist in Stratford died on a lake in Wilmcote during a fishing trip on Sunday 5th May. Known to many Stratfordians because of his...
View ArticleMary Baker: 'original' Stratford tourist guide
WELL-KNOWN local tourist guide Mary Baker has died peacefully in Stratford Hospital after a long illness borne with fortitude and humour. She was 86. Born Mary Elizabeth Allen in Birmingham, she...
View ArticleDick Pashley: former chairman of Pashley Cycles
DICK PASHLEY, former chairman of Pashley Cycles, of Stratford, England’s longest established bicycle manufacturer, has died at the age of 86. Born Richard Charles Leonard Pashley in Hall Green,...
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