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Gladys Winifred Baldwin
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| Gladys once worked for famous Field Marshall Monty’s double, was recognised for her years of voluntary work for the Boys Club in Windsor and brought up her family almost single-handed while her husband was in the Royal Navy.
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William Joseph Baldwin
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| William Joseph Baldwin of Windsor who saw active service in the Royal Navy and went on to make the navy his career is remembered by his daughter Pat Sills of Congresbury, North Somerset.
After the conflict he wrote: “Six years of war experience as boy and man has left me a big pussycat. Damn wars, let the politicians do the fighting next time!”
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Vickie Brett
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| Vickie Brett, former president of the Weston-super-Mare Chamber of Commerce and ballooning enthusiast. |
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Jan Denley
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| Jan Denley, an extremely active member of St Andrew’s Church in Congresbury, near Bristol, and a former Foundation Governor of St Anne’s School in nearby Hewish, has died aged 60.
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Tom Foden
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| The man who commandeered a Swastika-flying German staff car on the Normandy beaches and later became naval adviser to Haile Selassie’s Ethiopia.
* For more insight into the history of Clevedon Pier, read the Jeffrey Farraway story in the Life Stories section.
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Peter Gill
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| Peter Gill, a former Portishead Flower Show Secretary and Exmoor Society walk leader whose summer garden floral displays were always a delight for passers by.
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Marie Selena Grant
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| Marie Selena Grant,whose encouragement helped the foundation of Bristol’s Grant Bradley Charitable Trust, has died aged 85. |
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Jameel Hashmee
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| A spectacular £1 billion, state-of-the-art, ecologically-green town and holiday resort in the desert of oil-rich Dubai could become a stunning memorial to a flamboyant Bristol businessman.
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Fred Hutchinson
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| Fred's story follows his life as a fireman, keen footballer and family man. From Bexleyheath to Gwent, via Somerset and Australia. |
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Ben Reeve
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| Ben Reeve grew up in the Oxfordshire village of Lower Heyford and was a keep sportsman, with football as his first love and running a close second. He ran alongside legends Roger Bannister and Chris Chattaway.
Ben married Mary and they had three children. |
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