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Scout Tony made organisation inclusive for all
TONY Frais, who died on October 17 aged 85, will be remembered for his outstanding service to the local community.
Tony was educated at Peterborough Lodge Prep School in Hampstead and the Tonbridge School in Kent. > more |
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Man of fierce logic and inventive puzzle making - ALBIE Fiore – Rubik’s Cube developer, cryptic crossword compiler and editor of the magazine Games and Puzzles... > more
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Community centre memorial to vision of tenants’ leader - WHEN I learned of the death of Chris Harbon, I realised how privileged I was to have known him. ... > more
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Green Jacket George, a ‘modern’ man devoted to his wife - GEORGE Ritchie, who has died aged 91, was a quiet, “modern” man from Somers Town who devoted... > more
Sir Henry used legal expertise to fight for needy - CAMPAIGNING lawyer, judge and civil rights activist Sir Henry Hodge, who died last week aged 65... > more
‘Give me a room full of strangers and a G&T’ - DUFFY Marie Aliturki, a popular face in Primrose Hill and Chalk Farm who has died aged 65, was known... > more
Historian, socialist, poet... the many lives of a man from the Bronx - HISTORIAN, economist and poet – Bernie Moss was all three in his lifetime. > more
Jo’s half century serving eels, pie and mash - HER shift started on January 20, 1940, and finished 54 years later. Jo Hanrahan, the cornerstone of ...>more
‘Diana’s stature grew as she began to write her poetry’ - FRIENDS and family of the novelist Diana Raymond gathered last Thursday to celebrate her life. > more
‘Working as an observer in Angola, Tracy became accustomed to sound of gunfire’ - WHEN Tracy Warnes, who died this week aged 64, took a job as a teenager... > more
Unsung legend of the post-war jazz scene - CLAUS Baess, an unsung legend of London’s post-war trad jazz pub scene, has died at the age of 87.>more
Those of us fighting for a just world have lost a valuable ally - MANY people will know Phil Jeffries as a committed campaigner for the King’s Cross community. > more
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Self-made man with a rich community spirit - WHEN Giannagos “George” Georgiou first arrived in ration-hit London in 1947, it was a different world from the small... > more
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Goodnight Irene, friends’ farewell to a ‘great campaigner’ - WHEN she was not fighting for women’s rights or against the treatment of Palestinians... > more
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A child of the revolution who lived by her principles - TAMARA Philipps, later Lady Milford, led an extraordinary life that began in revolutionary Russia and... > more
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Doctor fought Parkinson’s and apartheid - CECIL Todes, who has died aged 77, was a successful child psychiatrist who fought a long... > more
Head who broke down walls that cut off schools - MICHAEL Marland, who died in Islington last week from cancer, aged 73, was a dangerous... > more
Peace campaigner ‘the sort of person CND was built on’ - FRANCES Brown, who has died aged 97, will be remembered as a founding member of South End...>more
A stalwart of socialism and a man of unshakable principle - LORD Jock Stallard, one of the great socialist stalwarts of the St Pancras rent strike battles, who went on to... > more
The literary lioness with a penchant for French culture - JOANNA Richardson, one of Hampstead’s literary lionesses, died in the early hours of Friday morning... > more
Doctor healed soldiers’ mental scars - PATRICK De Mare, who has died aged 92, was a psychotherapist whose work helped promote the use of group analysis. > more
A ground-breaking academic - THE life of renowned counsellor and psychologist Ellen Noonan was celebrated at a memorial service in Hampstead on Thursday. > more
A generous, loyal and lovably stubborn press man of principle - PATRICK Breen, journalist and tenants’ leader, has died suddenly at his home in Pancras Road, aged 50. > more
A great and inspirational director of the National Youth Theatre - EDWARD Wilson, the former artistic director of the National Youth Theatre (NYT), has died aged 60. > more
‘One of the old school... and always a gentleman’ - PATRICK Howard, one of 10 sons from a fishing family in County Clare, Ireland, died on New Year’s Eve, aged 75. > more
Pub singer, Britt Ekland’s ‘mystery man’ and a caring friend - FRIENDS and family of a singer and celebrity confidant gathered last Friday to say their final goodbyes. > more
Circus worker, artist and activist - JAMES Shallcross, who has died aged 90, was a tenant activist on the Maiden Lane estate in Camden Town, a lifelong member of the “Old”... > more
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Home front heroine with a passion for singing and travelling - MAUD Hillman, who has died aged 94, will be fondly remembered by the hundreds of friends she made in a... > more
An eclectic talent with unshakeable political beliefs - HELEN Lighthill, who has died aged 70, will be remembered for being an eclectic talent: her interests ranged from... > more
A determined worker with designs on better schools - ARCHITECT Brenda Degerdon will be remembered for her tireless work for schools: she was a governor at Rhyl... > more
Anti-war stalwart searched for peace - VETERAN anti-war campaigner Peggie Pres ton, who has died aged 84, travelled the world on the trail of peace and justice. > more
Lifelong campaigner whose last words were: ‘Live differently’ - PETER Cadogan, who died this week aged 86, will be remembered as a champion of local dem ocracy... > more
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Communist Party stalwart who stood up to the far right at polls - JOCK Nicolson, who has died aged 87, will be remembered for his dedication to helping others and... > more
How paving fight turned Olga into real campaigner - OLGA Calnan, who has died aged 76, will be best remembered by people in Camden Town for her tireless work in... > more
Property developer who left his mark on landscape - HAROLD Deco, the property developer who played a key role in changing the living landscape on... > more
Upholder of ideals of liberty and inclusion - MARGARET Little, who has died aged 78, will be remembered for her dedicated service to the people of Hampstead ward... > more |
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