East Berks Ramblers

Berkshire Area

David Bounds

Fifty or sixty people attended the funeral of David Bounds (87) yesterday at Easthampstead Park (reports Dave Ramm).

Following on from the footpath working parties organised by the late Peter Nevell between 1972 and 1988, for more recent members David's presence would have been felt by the Group as the author of some of the most successful guidebooks ever produced in this part of the Country certainly - the 'Rambling for Pleasure' series, with sales well over a hundred thousand.

"They would simply would not have happened without you David" - Dave Ramm

Doreen Wright

Doreen Wright sadly passed away on Thursday 3 October after a long illness.  Before her illness Doreen and her husband, Brian, were regular members of EBR and enjoyed taking part in the group holidays and the EBR golf days.  Doreen’s funeral will be at 12 noon on Wednesday 23 October at Green Acres, Potkiln Lane, Jordans, Chalfont St Peter, Beaconsfield, HP9 2XB.

Helen Woodason

Helen Woodason, a long-term member of EBR, sadly passed away on Sunday 15thSeptember after a lengthy illness.

Although not so active with the group of late, Helen had most recently been seen on one of our Saturday coach walks. Hitherto, although very much involved with Windsor group, she was regularly seen on many EBR walks, and attended many of our group holidays. In 2010 she led for EBR (in four 10/12 mile stages) the South Bucks Way.

Helen’s funeral will be on Wednesday 9thOctober at 3.00pm. It will be held at GreenAcres, Beaconsfield, which is a woodland burial site in Potkiln Lane, off of the A40 (postcode HP9 2XB), and afterwards at the Fox and Pheasant, Gerrards Cross Road, Stoke Poges, SL2 4EZ. There is a welcome to all Ramblers who knew her.  

Kath Cutting

Kath Cutting, one of the original members of EBR, passed away peacefully at Wexham Park Hospital on 13 March aged 95 years. Kath had been an active member of the group, and served on the committee for many years as Publicity Officer, Footpath Helper and, after retiring from the committee, was Group Archivist for a time. She was active in local politics as a Labour councillor, had a stall at Maidenhead Farmers Market for a number of years and was involved with Friends of Earth among other things. EBR were well represented at her funeral and in her final days Kath told her son that joining the Ramblers is a cure for everything.

Kath Cutting photo

Barbara Fort

Alma Richardson has provided the following note :

Barbara Fort, who was a member of EBR for many years, has died.  Barbara usually came along to the shorter walks with Don and Jean Todd and had been ill for a long time.  I believe she was 79.  She died at the Thames Valley Hospice on Monday 25th February.  The funeral will be at Slough Crematorium on Tuesday 12th March at 3.00 pm.

I am sure that lots of her friends who walked with her would like to know this sad news.