Una Hedley

Both were highly-respected villagers and will be much missed, not just by their families but by the community as a whole.

Una, from Hambledon House, died at her second home in Cape Town on November 28th, 2009, just a few months short of her centenary.

She had lived in Hambledon since her marriage to Oliver Hedley in 1946. She retained a remarkable vitality for life and was a familiar figure around the village until very recently. Her family have posted a notice about her death at the village shop and have said that a memorial to her life will be held next spring, around the time of what would have been her 100th birthday.

Tom Waring

 Tom Waring, who worked  tirelessly for the area as a county councillor over many years, died peacefully at home, also on November 28th. In addition to being a councillor he took on many other community roles. He moved to Chiddingfold from Kent with his first wife Priscilla and family in 1959. After becoming widowed he moved to Hambledon and played an active role in village life. He proposed to Elizabeth Maclay, who was chairman of Hambledon Parish Council, under "any other business" at the end of a meeting in the village hall and they married in St Peter's Church in 1991. His funeral was due to take place on Thursday at St Mary's, Chiddingfold, at 2pm on Thursday (December 10th).

Hambledon sends its sympathy to both families and remembers with gratitude all that Una and Tom did for our community.