This August we have lost two of our village\u2019s real characters: Muriel Bell and Lilly Noble.<\/p>\n
Muriel was well known for her involvement in the community over the years and for supporting the family business of funeral directors.\u00a0 The family were very involved in supporting the Scouts and Muriel was a founding member of the Parents\u2019 Committee.\u00a0 She was a governor at St Peter\u2019s school and of course did an amazing amount to support the church.\u00a0 In her younger days she helped doing flowers and polishing the brasses.\u00a0 Her home was a venue for jumble sales when the garage was cleared and all family were involved in helping.\u00a0 Muriel organised coffee mornings with cakes and people would be waiting for grandma Bell\u2019s cakes to appear on the stall.\u00a0 Her bedroom cupboard was full of jars of homemade jam to sell for the church.\u00a0 Even in her last weeks, her one outing was to support the Church Gala.<\/p>\n
Lilly was a sickly child and was rather amused in her latter years that she had lived so long.\u00a0 She lived life to the full and was always\u00a0 determined to do as much as she could.\u00a0 Lilly had real concern for the community and was willing to get involved and help. She has been\u00a0 indefatigable in the work on the Moorhouse estate being a founder member of the Action Group and always willing to speak up for and work for the improvement of the community.\u00a0 She was someone who was willing to give her time to making sure things happened and so was, for example, active in keeping the Monday bingo group going.<\/p>\n
I have been inspired by the example of these two stalwarts, and it is true to say if more people could follow their example and give time to working for our village, it would be a better place.\u00a0 So we remember them with affection and gratitude and see how they reflected their faith and the example of Jesus.\u00a0 It challenges us to look at each other as brothers and sisters with love; to want the best for our neighbour and be willing to listen and understand each other, and to build significant relationships.<\/p>\n
Rev Bill Henderson<\/p>\n
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