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Carol passed away peacefully at St Catherine’s hospice on 4th July 2025.
A loving mother, wife, Grandma, sister, auntie – Carol dedicated her life to helping others as a social worker, manager of the Emergency Duty Team and latterly Emergency Planning at Lancashire County Council.
I have set up this tribute page in memory of Carol. She touched so many lives with her kindness, generosity and compassion, and will be dearly missed by us all.
It is a space for you to share your memories of a very special lady. Her final days were spent at St Catherine’s hospice, expertly cared for by the wonderful staff which provided great comfort to her family. Carol enjoyed many visits to the Mill cafe with her friends over the years, catching up over coffee and cake.
Donations to the hospice are most welcome if you wish to.
With all our love and best wishes
Jody, Justin, Sarah and Sarah-Jayne xx
Donations
14/07/2025
Ingra & Gordon Rhodes
30/07/2025
John & Liz Maclean
04/08/2025
Jackie Cookson
Carol was a wonderful manager and friend. It was a pleasure and a privilege to have worked with Carol on the EDT. We weren’t a team we were a family. I have so many happy memories of Carol and I know how much she will be missed be everyone who knew her. RIP
£20.00
Plus £5.00 Gift Aid
05/08/2025
Anonymous
06/08/2025
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06/08/2025
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07/08/2025
Ann Beswick
Carol and I met through our joint work 25 years ago. Our working relationship very quickly became a close friendship. I valued her straight talking approach and her strong loyalty to her family, friends and colleagues. We spent hours in the evenings, chatting and putting the world to rights. We swapped books and knitting patterns and when my daughter was younger, I valued Carols company, adult company in the evening. More recently we met for lunch, as she did with so many of her friends. Carol, you will be missed by many, and I am one of the many. RIP dear friend x
10/08/2025
Van & Matt
12/08/2025
Fergal
16/08/2025
Anonymous
£25.
Plus £6.25 Gift Aid
19/08/2025
Denise & Keith
Messages (15)
14/08/2025
St Catherine's Hospice
We have kindly received £30 from Paula Ball. This amount has now been added to the total raised as an offline donation 💚
14/08/2025
St Catherine's Hospice
We have kindly received £20 from Janneke Ball. This amount has now been added to the total raised as an offline donation 💚
05/08/2025
Paula Bull
Carol was such a lovely person and a special friend. We started working together when I joined LCC and soon became friends. She was always supportive, had a big kind heart and cared so much for everyone.
Since Carols retirement we have remained good friends and gone out for lunches and had lovely catch ups. I will really miss spending time with her.
04/08/2025
Celia Costello
Very fond memories from our time at the EDT. Carol was always approachable, compassionate and understanding, as well as firm and fair. She was a fiercely loyal supporter of and advocate for the team, and it is a tribute to her that we have all kept in touch with each other and will miss her.
19/07/2025
Anup Banerji
Carol was a wonderful person and manager. Her energy and dedication was infectious. I have fond memories of EDT, ESSA, and emergency response group. Carol was the key element of all these projects. Carol was a strong person who was an innovative manager supportive to all her staff and it was a privilege to also call her a friend. Will be greatly missed.
14/07/2025
Ingra Rhodes
Carol was a good friend for 54 years, first meeting at the Albany squash club. I have some very happy memories of the four of us. Over the past 7 years we became closer, going out for coffee & lunch & putting the world to rights. Going out for lunch with her friends was a major part of her week. Latterly I got to know the true Carol, caring, loyal, stoic, appreciative & full of love for her family. She needed to know what was what, that was the one way she could deal with her diagnosis. Carol I miss you.x
11/07/2025
St Catherine's Hospice
We have kindly received £30 from Gillian Elwell. This amount has now been added to the total raised as an offline donation 💚
14/08/2025
St Catherine's Hospice
We have kindly received £20 from Celia Costello. This amount has now been added to the total raised as an offline donation 💚