Today it was Jim Moley's funeral at the parish church in Wantage. It was a sad day, but it was a lovely service where the Mayor of Wantage and Chief Executive of the Vale of White Horse District Council both gave tributes to his memory. Other tributes made in the press can be read here. Many people had come along to pay their respects and the music by the Wantage Silver Band was wonderful. The collection from the service was donated to their cause. Jim would have liked that.
Yesterday in Sutton Courtenay parish church, it was the funeral of Margaret Mackenzie, another long-serving councillor who had also worked at all 3 tiers of councils, and who had dedicated her life to her community.
What these two elected representatives have shown us is how much they cared for the communities they served. Although their politics were different (Jim was a Liberal Democrat and Margaret was Labour), both will be remembered for the work they contributed on behalf of local people.
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