Donations Gifted In Memory of Joyce

£70.00

Enid and Tony

In memory of a lovely lady

£50.00 (+ £12.50 Gift Aid)

Denise & Graham

In loving memory of a lovely kind and friendly neighbour.

£30.00 (+ £7.50 Gift Aid)

Sheila

From a good friend and neighbour

£20.00 (+ £5.00 Gift Aid)

Love Eileen x

Fond memories of a dear friend.

£25.00 (+ £6.25 Gift Aid)

Christopher

In memory of a much loved Aunt.

£50.00

Valerie and family

To my lovely sister in law

£30.00 (+ £7.50 Gift Aid)

Joanna & Ben

Nan, what can I say, you were the most beautiful and sophisticated lady. You taught me so much from baking, sewing and crafts! I loved every moment at your house when I was younger! Making cards and crafts at the dining room table to going on adventures! Knowle Park was one of my favourite places to visit with you and Grandad, the picnic and the deer were the highlight! You kept us entertained by taking us swimmming to journeys on the bus! In my adult years you have been there for me at my most significant times! You helped me move and clean my first ever house and taught me lots about the garden! You came with me to many nursery’s and showed me what to plant. Next was my engagement, you came with me to find the dress. Your seamstress background helped me decide and I knew it was the one when you and the family lit up! I’m going to miss you on my special day but I know a part of you will be there. Finally, in my new house, in your 80’s you were scrubbing the kitchen for an entire day! You were such an amazing woman, who taught me so much. You are going to be very missed but I will always remember how lucky I was to have a Nan like you 💐♥️ Lots of love, Joanna & Ben

£50.00 (+ £12.50 Gift Aid)

June meredith. Joyce's cousin

I will miss your Christmas cards Joyce. xx.

Pauline Wiggett

With love from Pauline

£25.00 (+ £6.25 Gift Aid)

Stephen & Karren

We cherish fond memories of our wonderful aunt Joyce.

Sarah

Simon & Zee

Very sad news - a lovely person and my dinner lady from junior school days. Rest in peace

£20.00 (+ £5.00 Gift Aid)

Shirley and Bob

To a dear neighbour, greatly missed.

£50.00 (+ £12.50 Gift Aid)

James, Carris, George & Oscar

Our wonderful Nanny Joyce - she really was a very special lady. One in a million with a heart of gold. I have so many memories over the years of my Nan. I would spend a lot of time with my Nan growing up especially in the school holidays. She would constantly play with me and my sister making sure we had the best time possible. Walking us to the local park; playing tennis (Nan would run around more than us picking up all the balls); climbing trees; playing in her garden which she loved so much or in the field behind; baking cakes and cooking together. Other fond memories would be staying over on the weekend - Nan And Grandad would let me stay up to watch match of the day all together whilst filling me up with food and cups of tea. Every morning Nan would treat me to a beautiful full English breakfast. Now I have two boys of my own - they were also lucky to have Nan in there life. George would love to visit Nan as much as I did on our Thursdays off together. Nan would have lunch prepared, the garden camps set up and she still had heaps of energy playing with George like she did with me. Nan never complained, she had such a strong character and was always smiling. I will miss you forever and love you with all my heart and know that you will never meet someone as special as my Nan again. Love from James, Carris, George & Oscar xxxxxxxx

£50.00 (+ £12.50 Gift Aid)

Anonymous

Thoughts from ViacomCBS are with you.

£50.00

With love Jeanette & Paul xxxx

Sweet dreams Joyce, always be remembered with fondness xxxx

£25.00 (+ £6.25 Gift Aid)

Naomi

Nan was such a big part in all of our lives and was so so special to all of us. So many of us grandchildren got to share so many of the same lovely experiences with her growing up- I think we've all commented on her baking and climbing the apple tree! My personal favourite times with Nan have always been getting to go to see ballets and musicals in London. I still remember the first show we went to of the Nutcracker when I was 6 years old and I loved that it became such a tradition to meet Nan on the train and go for lunch and to the show. Then as I've got older to going to musicals with Nan, mum and Chris and having a proper girly day out with dinner. Nan always loved spoiling us and there was always the routine bicker of who would pay for my programme and lunch- which Nan always insisted on year after year- even when I got to the age of 20. I will always cherish how much time we got to spend with Nan, from Christmases to lunches in Sevenoaks looking round her favourite shops like Oliver Bonas, and even inviting me for a roast when I was home from uni and mum and dad were away. She was such a strong, admirable person and I will miss her so much, but she will be remembered in so many lovely ways by us all. xxx

£25.00

Chris

Dear Harris and Maurice families, I was very sad to hear of the passing of your much loved Mum and Nan. I had the privilege of knowing Joyce through my friendship with Kay over the last 50 years. Always there with a smile at Blenheim school with extra portions of gypsy tart, friends with benefits! My most cherished memory was given the opportunity by Joyce and Bill to experience my first holiday abroad with Kay to Rhodes in 1982, unfortunately my parents considered the Isle of Wight as abroad....little did they know. We didn't see them much that fortnight apart from our regular lunchtime meet up which always included a massive ice cream. Thank you for the lovely memories of a very kind lady may you rest in peace with Bill xxx

£50.00 (+ £12.50 Gift Aid)

Elles

I have the most amazing memories of Nan from growing up to all our recent christmases and visiting. Many have already been said by my lovely family. My favourite memory is going to Nan’s for a sleepover during the school holidays, getting up to have one of those individual boxes of cereal (so much choice!), then setting off for our adventures in Orpington or Bromley. I will always remember being so excited to get on the bus with Nan and we would sit right at the front on the top deck to watch the world go by! Once returned from our adventures, being treated to panda pop and a video or the Nintendo (the rollerskating game especially!). I’ll cherish all the amazing memories we made together including making cards for mum and dad with left over cards Nan kept (recycling from an early age!). Another favourite memory is the panto and McDonald’s at Christmas, it still makes me smile thinking about it. Nan was a truly amazing, loving and gentle soul who we will never forget. Even recently visiting and always having the best m&s biscuits, homemade sausage rolls for Christmas and her legendary lemon cake. Rest in peace Nan, we love you so much. Xoxo

£25.00 (+ £6.25 Gift Aid)

Anonymous

Rest in peace, Joyce x

£25.00 (+ £6.25 Gift Aid)

gill ball

we had a great day with your nan at ascot races, lovely lady , hugs to you all xx

£10.00 (+ £2.50 Gift Aid)

Harry

I have many fond memories of Nanny Joyce, and will miss her dearly. She was generous, kind and selfless. I cherish the memories of her taking us to the playground round the corner, playing with us in the garden and climbing the apple trees. More recently I remember picking her up from her house on Christmas morning and spending the day with her - she always wrapped the presents and bought us extra things (it was often a Toblerone which was not so mysterious...). I will always remember her cooking and baking - from homemade pizzas to her sausage rolls, as well as her fruitcake and lemon drizzle cake. She stayed smiling through everything, and will be sorely missed. Lots of love, Harry x

£25.00 (+ £6.25 Gift Aid)

Chris

Joyce was a second mum and wonderful friend to me. A beautiful person inside and out and a constant inspiration through my adult life. I will miss her always but feel so blessed that she was a huge part of my life and the heart of my family. I love you so much Joyce. Thank you for everything but mostly just for being you. Sleep well Mum.

£50.00 (+ £12.50 Gift Aid)

James

Sorry for your loss Oli & family. RIP Joyce

£15.00 (+ £3.75 Gift Aid)

Nik and Sam xxx

Here are a few of my most cherished and favourite memories of Nan and there are so many special memories to pick from. Most are about the amount our Nan spoiled us with food whenever we stayed over. We started with a three course breakfast, always including pink grapefruit. Biscuits and a hot drink snack for elevenses. Lunch was always my favourite homemade pizzas in the grill with a fizzy panda pop, usually followed by more biscuits. Nan’s house had the best games fuzzy felts, the dark haired head lady doll that we could practice hair styles on and of course the vintage Nintendo. Jo and I would sit for hours playing bubble pop and I still remember the theme tune now! Outside was cricket in the garden with Grandad, climbing the tree or zooming down the sloped drive and through the gate on our bikes. Nan was always active walking and swimming for as long as I can remember, she was a such a strong and happy person. We will miss you loads, love you always. Nik xxx

£50.00 (+ £12.50 Gift Aid)

Natalie, Lucy, Sophie and Jasmine

Thinking of you all, all our love from the girls at 9 dawlish x

£10.00 (+ £2.50 Gift Aid)

Tom

So sorry for your loss Oli. A Horrible disease. Xxx

£15.00 (+ £3.75 Gift Aid)

Ryan

So sorry for your loss. Here's to a great cause.

£15.00 (+ £3.75 Gift Aid)

Hayley and family

Joyce welcomed me into the family and was so kind and generous. I’ll remember her stories about the jobs she’d done in the past, how she was always the first one to clear the table and dry up, her laugh and her wonderful smile. I’ll miss her. This donation is on behalf of me and my family. My grandad has Alzheimer’s, so it’s close to our hearts too. Rest in peace Joyce.

£50.00 (+ £12.50 Gift Aid)

Oliver

Dear Mum, Uncle Rob and Uncle John, Here are a few of my favourite memories of Nan. I think a lot of the wonderful things about Nan have already been said and I would like to echo those. I have so many wonderful memories of her and spending time growing up at her house. It was always exciting visiting Nan with so much to do, from playing with her enviable collection of toy cars and Duplo, climbing the apple trees in the garden, to watching SuperTed and re-enacting our favourite scenes with Grandad playing the part of Texas Pete. Most exciting of all was her vintage NES and the fact that at her house you could get Channel 5 on the TV! Nan always took such great care of us, she was firm but fair and always gave us plenty of treats! More recently, Hayley and I always used to pick her up and drop her off when we had family get togethers and it was always so lovely to catch up with her in the car (even if she struggled to hear me sometimes!) and she would still watch out of her door to wave us off when we dropped her off, just as she used to do when we were kids. Nan was a kind and generous woman, rarely buying much for herself and always giving generous gifts on special occasions. We always greatly appreciated her occasional bottle of wine she used to get us in exchange for the lifts! I also hugely admired how she coped following Grandad passing away, she kept active and maintained a busy lifestyle right up until the end. The way she rebuilt her life and kept such a positive outlook was inspirational. She was tough and proud, always looked the part and always put others before herself. She leaves behind a large and loving family and she brought so much joy into all of our lives. We will miss you Nan, rest in peace.

£50.00 (+ £12.50 Gift Aid)

Sarah

A horrid illness which we must find a cure. It robs us of our loved ones long before it’s their time to go x

£10.00 (+ £2.50 Gift Aid)

Steph

So sad and in such difficult times too x you talked of your man so fondly, Jem - she clearly meant a lot to you all xx big hugs xx

£25.00 (+ £6.25 Gift Aid)

Anonymous

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Jem

Dear Dad, Rob and Kay, I have many happy memories with Nan where she was so involved in bringing up James and I, so its difficult to pick one to share with you on here. I will go with our Saturday sleep overs at Gload Crescent which was such a weekend treat. James and I both got completely spoiled as we would get there and go with Grandad (via the park) to buy fresh door step bread to have with dinner. Nan would cook us our favourite dinner and not include any vegetables. Then when James had gone to bed I would be allowed to sit up late watching Casualty and eating chocolate with Nan. Sunday mornings then involved making pencil pots out of cereal boxes and climbing the apple tree in the garden. If I had had the chance to say one last thing to Nan I don't think I could put into words how many thank yous. I would therefore tell her what an inspiration she has been to me and how proud of her I was. Beautiful and elegant but yet as tough as old boots. The strength she showed after losing Grandad and rebuilding a life to the quality of a 21 year old was remarkable, and I will hold that memory when I am faced with life's challenges. As you have said yourselves - Nan - much loved.

£50.00 (+ £12.50 Gift Aid)