Christine 10th June 2020

Chris's memories Margaret was a presence in my life from the moment I was born and we were always very close. We did so much together when we were young and I always remember her picking me up from school on her scooter when she was off duty and our trips to London on her scooter to go and queue for Wimbledon. We were always a very close family and did everything together, including all our holidays - bed & breakfast, then camping and caravanning all over the UK and abroad. Margaret never forgot her achievement of driving through Paris! Later, when Ab died and I moved back to Bath, we again did everything together. I worked in the Coffee Shop with her and we helped each other with our too large gardens. We both loved tennis and we stayed in my flat in London every year and went to the annual tennis at Queen's Club and the ATP World Tennis Finals at the O2. Together with Avril we used to go to my apartment in the French Alps every year and had holidays in the UK together. We also went to Okehampton with the group from Manvers Street and here she avoided the arts and crafts as far as possible and stuck to the sports and Rummikub! We certainly fulfilled Mum's wish that we would always remain close when she and Dad were gone. My overwhelming memory of Margaret is her sense of fun and I can't remember how many times we got the giggles together and couldn't stop although other people had no idea why! The last 18 years after Ab's death it was so comforting to know you always had someone to turn to if you had a problem or needed help with anything, someone always having your back, and she has left the most huge void in my life.