Births, Baptisms, Marriages, In Memoriam

This is to let folk know that Arnon, whom some in Brailes will remember well, sadly passed away in his sleep, aged 87, on the morning of Sunday 8th of February.

Myself, husband Arnon, and four sons arrived in Brailes in 1977 to live near my parents living in Winderton after living abroad for some years. Arnon was well known for his enthusiasm for bee keeping and vintage cars, having bought a 1933 Rolls Royce in 1970 at a very affordable price (see below – the engine needed a complete renovation) and driven it with family to Israel in 1973, then back again with family to the UK again in 1977. His enthusiasms changed and the Rolls was sold. I am proud to say he was recognised in his home country, Israel, very recently for getting permission for a piece of land on the coast on which he was able to plant a forest of small trees, now growing nicely and named after him.

David died peacefully on Tuesday evening, 14th October. Alison and his family were helped and supported by so many friends in the village, so our grateful thanks to them. Thanks also to the Shipston Home Nurses and Belou Fox-Furniss, Funeral Director from R Locke and Son. Their gentle, timely and professional help was gratefully appreciated by us all. A Memorial Service to celebrate David’s life is to be held on Wednesday 12th November, 11:00am at St Georges Church.

Donations if you’d like to make them, to Shipston Home Nursing @ https://shipstonhomenursing.enthuse.com/donations.

The family would like to say thank you for the cards and flowers following the death of Colin.

Many thanks to Chloe and the Lockes for their support and help. Reverend Jill Tucker for a lovely Service and Maddy for playing the organ for all the family and friends who attended the Service.

Thank you to the staff at The George for the refreshments after the Service. Also to the First Aid Responder Phillip, and the ambulance team who attended to Colin.

Thank you.

Ann, Pete, and Gillian

We would like to say thank you to those who attended Denis’s funeral, what a wonderful send off.

We would like to say thank you to all who sent sympathy cards, messages or reached out to us over the past few weeks, your kind words and support has mean’t a great deal to us and our family.

Thank you to Jill Tucker, the Locke family and Tracey for helping us say a lovely farewell to Denis.

Clive and Lynne

In loving memory of David Brooks (11.2 1960- 16.7.2025)

For many years David contributed to the Feldon News magazine with his “View from the Pew” articles. It was a way of sharing his faith and witness and reaching out to its readers in a humble and gentle manner. In recent months David revealed in his article his present health condition and that the cancer that we all had presumed had cleared had returned with a vengeance.  In giving an update about his palliative care David praised and was so grateful for the wonderful carers that were looking after him. As he prepared for death he hoped that his outreach would give support and encouragement to others, especially those who were undergoing similar treatment and circumstances.

David died peacefully in his home in Brailes on 18^th July, surrounded by his family, carers and a close friend.

At his requiem Mass at Our Lady and St Michael’s on 7^th August, a letter was read out from Archbishop Bernard acknowledging the wonderful help and assistance David had given the Archdiocese in his role as COO for the Archdiocese: And even though it was a very sad occasion the Mass was uplifting and a fitting celebration of thanksgiving for David’s life. At the Mass his three sons spoke movingly about their parent’s faith, their parent’s great example and the way their father had made that final journey with dignity and great trust in God. As you can imagine the church was full and there was a sizeable overflow in the parish hall where the Mass was relayed.

As well as a great pillar of the parish David was also a friend of mine for many years and I know that his great witness, faith, wisdom and example have inspired me in so many ways. I hope you will take time today to pray for the repose of his soul and remember his wife and family as they come to terms with their great loss. May David Anthony Brooks rest in peace.

Fr David Tams