It is sad to report the passing of another well known resident of North Perrott.

Pat passed away on 2nd January, just over a year following a severe stroke while walking in the fields beside the village.

Both Pat and her husband’s families have a long, multi-generational association with North Perrott, as witnessed on the Roll Of Honour in St.Martins.

Pat and Martin raised their family at Wood Dairy, before moving to Hinton St.George for a number of years. When an opportunity arose to purchase part of the Old Bakery, they returned to the village along with their daughter April and her husband Julian.

For many years, Pat worked for the North Perrott Estate, fitting in where her skills were most appropriate. She ran the weekly market stall in Crewkerne but also helped in the nursery gardens and later on the fruit farm. Whenever there was a driving job, Pat would volunteer, delivering plants around Somerset, Dorset and Bristol. When she retired, she continued her love of walking and knitting. Many hundreds of hats, pairs of gloves and brightly decorated toys have been produced from her needles and sold in the farm shop. Her knitted egg cosies, complete with a creme egg, were a perennial favourite. Close to 100 of these flew off her red hot needles every Easter.

Pat will be greatly missed by her husband Martin, her children April and Leyland, her two grandchildren and everyone who knows her.

Pat’s funeral will be on 23rd January, 2.40pm at Yeovil Crematorium.

Following the service, the family invites anyone who knew Pat to celebrate her life at the Hoskyns Memorial Hall, North Perrott.