Tower and Town, October 2018

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Family News

Sarah and Andrew Bumphrey's granddaughter was christened at St. Mary's on August 26th, Anna Elizabeth Jane Williamson. Her parents, Clare and Neil had been married there and her brother, Adam, christened there 3 years ago. They live in Old Town, Swindon. Her godparents are Joshua Bumphrey, Dean Williamson, Lucy Lipscombe and Sophie Barfield. There was a family party in the Church Hall afterwards.

David Parker was very well known in the town. Friends and colleagues packed St. Mary’s Church for his funeral. He and Janet came here in 1974 to run London Rd Post Office and more recently he and an old army friend started the Serviceman’s Letting Agency. He was an active member of the Swimming Club and chairman of Marlborough and District Indoor Pool Appeal, a founder of the Geriactives Tennis Club and he loved playing golf. He was a Kennet District Councillor for many years and Chairman from 1995 to 1998. He travelled far and wide in his army days and had adventurous holidays with Janet to Europe, South Africa, the USA and Canada, as well as visiting Tracey and her family in New Zealand and Australia. We send our sympathy to Janet and their daughters Tracy, Julie and Louise, son Ian and their families.

Congratulations to Annabel Hitchmough. She and her friend, Maisie Harkness, have been selected to represent GBR at the 420 Sailing World Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. They have sailed together since they were 8 years old and take part in races most weekends in various places around the UK, recently Lyme Regis and Brightlingsea. Annabel works hard at her sailing and equally hard at studying for A level at St. Johns.

Brian Lay,  Julie Presley's father, was born in Yorkshire but lived all his adult life in Manton. He ran a small business called Manton Maintenance and loved gardening . In winter recently he had started to enjoy cooking. He watched football and rarely missed going to the pub on Friday nights.  He died in Great Western Hospital in July and is sadly missed by his family, Julie, Sean, Tania and Carl, his five grandchildren and little great grandchild.

CORRECTION. The Swimming Club moved to the Leisure Centre in 1984 NOT 1992.

Audrey Peck