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Obituaries
Harry Bell
Harry Bell died peacefully at The Lock House, Semington on 27th January 2010
while listening to music with his devoted Old English sheepdog, Sophie, by his
side.
Tony Mason
Tony Mason, National Vice President and Vice Chairman of the Association of
Waterways Cruising Clubs and President of Pewsey Wharf Boat Club on the Kennet & Avon Canal, died on 18 September. His funeral took place at Kingsdown Crematorium, Swindon on 29 September.
Morris Roff
Morris Roff, one of the enthusiasts who made the re-opening of the Kennet & Avon Canal possible, died suddenly at his home in Pewsey on 19 September 2010
at the age of 79.
Bryan ‘Grumpy’ House
Bryan House died on January 8th 2011 at the Royal United Hospital in Bath aged
71.
Bryan was active from the very early days of the restoration of the Kennet & Avon Canal and his ingenuity in finding novel solutions to practical problems
as well as his ability to 'aquire' the means to implement them, along with his
bloody minded doggedness, was legendary.
Wyn Gould
Wyn Gould, who stood shoulder to shoulder with her husband John in their
tireless battle to restore the Kennet & Avon Canal to a fully navigable waterway, died on Monday 18th April at the age
of 95 — on the very day that the elusive 'Cruiseway' status that they had spent most of
their married life fighting for was finally granted to the canal.
Wyn had been living at the home of one of her daughters near Marlborough for the
last 18 months and it was there that she died peacefully on Monday in the
company of her two daughters Jenny and Jane.
