Sheila Wynne 01/12/1943 – 27/05/2025
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It is with great sadness that we have learnt that a valued member of our community has passed away. Sheila spent her childhood with her family, including a twin sister, in Hollingworth. But her married life brought her to Whitehouse Farm in Padfield with her husband Sean, and at that farm she has been a much-loved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her kitchen at the farm was always a busy but very welcoming place. You could not visit without there being a farmer or a farm-worker (or two or three) being served breakfast, lunch, tea or snacks by Sheila, and when you arrived you were greeted with “Are you having a brew?” If any of Sheila’s neighbours were ill, she would make meals for them and cakes. Those who knew Sheila saw a very strong woman who was very much a traditionalist, with a gentle soul and a very kind heart. Her family was the centre of her universe, both her birth family in Hollingworth and her own family here in Padfield. |
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Sheila was very involved in the work of the farm and she would regularly acquire a large sow with piglets to look after. Alongside the farm she ran a very successful bed and breakfast business. Attending to the needs of her guests was such a pleasure for her. She loved to listen to their stories, particularly those of the younger folk who were walking the Pennine Way. She would pick them up from Crowden where the path meets the road, bring them to Padfield where they could shower and sleep, and after giving them a hearty breakfast she would take them back by car to Crowden to continue their adventures.
When the Plum Fair was first suggested Sheila was very supportive of the idea. She had so many contacts in the area that she knew where to go for raffle prize donations which funded the first fair in 1994. In 1995 she brought the entire family down to the field to provide the catering. She was a very good choice for that role, not just because she held a hygiene certificate, but because she was the ideal ‘quartermaster’ and catering manager. By 1996 she had joined the Plum Fair committee for its regular meetings, and when it was decided to use the Plum Fair profits to fund the annual children’s Father Christmas visits, Sheila became the host for the planning group, again serving hot brews all round in the breakfast room of the B&B. The children’s presents were all wrapped up at Whitehouse and the truck was decorated in the farmyard. Carnival Floats were constructed there too.
Whenever an event was held e.g. the Impromptu, the Hobbies Show, AGMs, the Christmas Fairs, residents’ meetings etc. Sheila took it on herself to organise refreshments. When the Tuesday Club opened Sheila saw her role there again as the caterer-in –charge and was usually found in the kitchen or serving up tea/coffee and often her home-made scones to everyone. She became a regular at Padfield Residents' Society committee meetings and helped with various campaigns, not least the fight for the 20mph speed limit and getting a defibrillator installed in the defunct phone box on Platt Street.
In Padfield we have lost a willing servant, a fount of traditional knowledge and a kind and generous pillar of our community.
When the Plum Fair was first suggested Sheila was very supportive of the idea. She had so many contacts in the area that she knew where to go for raffle prize donations which funded the first fair in 1994. In 1995 she brought the entire family down to the field to provide the catering. She was a very good choice for that role, not just because she held a hygiene certificate, but because she was the ideal ‘quartermaster’ and catering manager. By 1996 she had joined the Plum Fair committee for its regular meetings, and when it was decided to use the Plum Fair profits to fund the annual children’s Father Christmas visits, Sheila became the host for the planning group, again serving hot brews all round in the breakfast room of the B&B. The children’s presents were all wrapped up at Whitehouse and the truck was decorated in the farmyard. Carnival Floats were constructed there too.
Whenever an event was held e.g. the Impromptu, the Hobbies Show, AGMs, the Christmas Fairs, residents’ meetings etc. Sheila took it on herself to organise refreshments. When the Tuesday Club opened Sheila saw her role there again as the caterer-in –charge and was usually found in the kitchen or serving up tea/coffee and often her home-made scones to everyone. She became a regular at Padfield Residents' Society committee meetings and helped with various campaigns, not least the fight for the 20mph speed limit and getting a defibrillator installed in the defunct phone box on Platt Street.
In Padfield we have lost a willing servant, a fount of traditional knowledge and a kind and generous pillar of our community.
[tribute by Janis Birchall]
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A gentle guest, a willing host,
Affection deeply planted - It’s strange how those we miss the most Are those we take for granted. John Betjeman |
Olive Mackay
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With great sadness we report the passing of Olive Mackay, in Stepping Hill Hospital on Friday 14th March, aged 95. She was a true Glossopian who, most recently, lived in Padfield.
If you would like to join her family and friends in celebrating Olve’s life. Her funeral will take place on Thursday 10th April at Old Glossop Parish Church at 12 o'clock, then at Glossop Cemetery for 1.30pm Family flowers only with donations to Reuben’s Retreat. For any further information please contact Arthur Worsley, Funeral Directors on 01457 852381 |
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