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Edith Neal
opular Bourne resident and shop proprietor, Edith Neal, passed away recently at the age of ninety. For many Bourne people, Edith Neal was a very familiar face, serving customers in Neal’s Hairdressers and Tobacconists onwards from the 1960s and, when not serving customers, she would often be seen chatting to passers -by as she swept and cleaned the shop frontage on South Street.
a nursing career while serving with the WRAF. After a chance meeting with Denis Neal in the queue for Bourne cinema, they went on to marry in 1950. Moving back to Bourne, they established Neal’s Hairdressers and brought up Kelvin, Keith and Pauline.
Edith was extremely proud of her Yorkshire roots, being one of five daughters and four sons to a North Yorkshire hill farmer and his wife.
It was her love of keyboard / organ music that led her in the 1980s to found Bourne Organ Club, along with a small group of enthusiasts. Bourne Corn Exchange became the venue for regular organ concerts, with renowned organists from around the UK and Europe coming to perform.
After finishing school, she pursued
Bourne Organ Club became
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one of the largest clubs in the UK, donating monies raised to local charities. Edith was a kind, caring person who loved people and her local community. She was adored by her six grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
Gerald Wells
ourne resident, Gerald Wells died peacefully at home on April 12th, 2020, aged eighty-three. Born in Grantham, he started his career in engineering as an apprentice at Aveling and Barford’s and quickly moved up the career ladder to the design office. He changed careers and became a well-respected and loved teacher of CDT for twenty-six years at The Aveland School, Billingborough, from when it opened in 1963. Many of his pupils still live in the Bourne area and have fond memories of his teaching, ably assisted
by “Ted Bear”, who would sit at the top of the blackboard, and whose motto was “I want work not excuses”!
A much-loved gentleman, Gerald will be missed by all who knew him.
Gerald’s love of dancing will also be remembered for he taught many Bourne residents to dance; he held monthly dances with big bands supplying the music. He also taught archery and chess. Gerald never seemed to grow old and was affectionately known as ‘Peter Pan’ by the family. He would often be asked by ex-pupils, “Morning Sir, how come you never look a day older from when you taught me?”
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