For those who knew Marie-Anne and are perhaps in the area:
Marie-Anne wished that her passing should be marked by an occasion when friends could meet and exchange memories about her. To achieve this there will be a Cream Tea on the afternoon of June 20th. This will be an opportunity for people to come together and share in one of Marie-Anne’s favourite treats, and at a location which she visited often for dog walks. There will be no speeches or eulogies but we hope much conversation and the swapping of memories about Marie-Anne, especially between strangers who will have known Marie-Anne from different perspectives.
The Cream Tea will be at Dumbleton Hall Hotel, Dumbleton, Gloucestershire between 2:30 and 4:30. The Hotel is easily found and can be approached from the west via a turning from the A46 and from the east via a turning from the B4078. The postcode is WR11 7TS and the web site is
www.dumbletonhall.co.uk.
Marie-Anne requested that people do not feel obliged to wear black or dark clothes, and that there should be no flowers. However, she would welcome donations in her memory to two Charities:
St Richard’s Hospice, Worcester (
http://www.strichards.org.uk/)
and
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People (
http://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/).
Marie-Anne supported many different charities but Hearing Dogs came closest to combining her interests in the worlds of sound and of dogs. St Richard’s provided marvellous support for Marie-Anne throughout her illness.
Please send donations to:
Co-operative Funeral Care
30 Swan Lane
Evesham
Worcestershire WR11 4PD.
Also please let Co-operative Funeral Care know if you will be coming to the Cream Tea, to ensure that there are enough scones and a large enough bowl of Cream! They can be contacted at
[email protected] or phoned on 01386 446188.
Please also pass these details of the Cream Tea to any mutual friends of Marie-Anne’s -
IF ANYONE CAN PASS THIS MESSAGE ON TO OTHER FRIENDS OF MARIE -ANNE, HER HUSBAND, GRAHAM, WOULD BE GRATEFUL.