Tributes have been paid to a long-standing and committed councillor, who always wanted her borough to 'be a lovely place'.
Tributes have been paid to a long-standing and committed councillor, who always wanted her borough to "be a lovely place".Pat Smart, who was a member of Hadley and Leegomery Parish Council since the mid 1990s, died last month at the age of 80.The pair were together from age 12 and 13, and married in 1966 aged 22 and 23. They moved into their home on Church Street in Hadley, where they remained for the rest of their lives.
Pat was well known for organising St George's Day concerts and Christmas carol services as well as fundraising events. "Tradition was a big thing with her, she was fervently English – not British! She loved the sound of the village; the chime of a church bell, the crack of a ball against a cricket bat – that was her England.
Helen said that it was only looking through paperwork in preparation for her mother's funeral that the family truly understood the extent of her “volunteer” career – from fundraising on numerous occasions, to organising community events, to helping raise donations for overseas causes.Her parents had moved there due to her father’s work as a chemist. She, her mother and one of her three brothers left Brazil to travel to Britain in 1950, with Pat celebrating her seventh birthday on the ship.
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