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Also don’t forget there are the regular weekly activities of short mat bowls, Pilates, OBITUARIES
yoga and keep fit available. For more details of these either check out the notice
board or contact me and I’ll be happy to put you in touch with the right people.
Roy Dennis Comben R.I.P
Stuart Chorley

Chairman of Briantspuddle Village a Hall Trustees
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25 April 1933 – 14 November 2019
Contact details schorley30@gmail.com or phone 07818078191
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Roy Comben was born on 25 April 1933, the only child of William Charles and
Olive May Comben on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. Early life was spent at Rock
Cottage, Wakeham, Portland with grand-parents, parents and his mum’s
AFFPUDDLE AND TURNERSPUDDLE PARISH younger brother, Richard and sisters Edna and Elizabeth (Bet). He had a daily
train journey from Portland to Weymouth Grammar School. Leaving at 16, he
COUNCIL worked for the Post Office in communications, then did his National Service in
the Air Force. Whilst working for Marconi, as an electronics engineer, he
travelled the World. One team, he worked with, were based on Christmas
Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle Parish Council is in the process of calculating its Island, involved in testing the first H-bomb.
carbon footprint and will then look ahead to what it considers to be the next
steps. Information, help and advice is available on the Dorset Council website In the 1990s he had a villa in America, with friend, Mike and they managed
and there is a link to this from the Briantspuddle Community Website under holiday packages for several home-owners. He retired at 60.
Activity; Waste Not. On 26 July 1960, he married Joyce Pearce and they had two daughters:
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Joanne, who has one daughter, Ella and Trudi, who has two, Natalie and Emma.
At its last meeting the Parish Council decided to increase the precept this year by
£65.78. The additional cost per household will be less than £1 on average. Costs Joyce died in 1976 and Roy did an amazing job raising his daughters, alone.
continue to rise, and this means that some difficult choices need to be made On 6 November 1999, after 6 years together, Roy married Mona and became
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when it comes to managing budgets. Dad to Julie and Suzanne and grandad to Maya, Marie, Jade and Joshua and
great-grandad to Jennifer and Thomas. Roy and Mona enjoyed many holidays,
Graham Lightfoot is the Flood Warden for the Parish. Anyone with a concern or in meals out with friends or at home with the ‘wine club’, and shared opinions on
need of advice can contact him on 01929 471498 or by
everything.
email at glightfoot@glightfoot.plus.com.
Roy (or Pappy)’s great joy was his grand-children: long walks with them and the
The Parish Council is aware that litter is a concern to residents, and this will be on
dogs, camp outs in our beach hut on Portland, going to school events and
the agenda for discussion at our meeting on the 12th February.
Birthday parties – sharing their activities. He supported Joshua in his Taekwondo
Councillor Sarah Lowman resigned from her position after the Parish Council and even gave Jade advice on her prom ensemble! He instilled good manners
meeting earlier this month. We would like to take the opportunity to thank Sarah and behaviour but disliked sticky hands and faces! The daisy floral tribute on his
for all her hard work and commitment to the Parish Council during her time as coffin was his choice (a challenge in December!), as throughout their childhood
Councillor. the grand-children had made daisy chains to
decorate his bald head!
There are now two vacancies on the Parish Council. Anyone interested in
becoming a Parish Councillor should contact the Clerk. Recently, the memory nurse asked Joshua to sum up
Pappy in a sentence. He said “he has always been my
Finally, a reminder that the Parish Council meets every second Wednesday of the friend – a confident councillor, who listens and gives
month. Agendas and minutes are available on the website and noticeboards. me good advice”.
Members of the public are welcome to attend. For anyone wishing to raise an
Roy’s other joy was his singing. He joined a church
choir at a young age, was Chairman of the Milton
Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle website: www.briantspuddle.info Abbey Music Festival, sang Bach with the Dorset Bach

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