A Stalwart Conservative

As the vicar said at Tuesday’s funeral of Daphne Hobart, learning that about her made us regret never knowing her better.
Born a Geordie in Whitley Bay, her parents spent a fortune on elocution lessons, something unheard of in Britain today.
Daphne joined the Young Conservatives all those years ago, and had been a pivotal part of Staines Conservatives virtually since moving here in 1954. Active in the Cubs, Scouts and Sea Cadets, she never lost her love of the sea from her service in the Wrens. Which made the final hymn all the more moving, with it’s undulating chorus:
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea.
For many in the congregation it was their first venture out of doors in over a week, especially to pay tribute to a real stalwart.