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17 June 2016

FENTON. — On 28 May, the Revd Christopher Miles Tempest Fenton: Chaplain of Malsis Preparatory School, Keighley (1957-63); Assist­ant Curate of Bishop Hannington Mem­orial Church, Hove (1964-65); Vicar of Christ Church, Ramsgate (1965-71); Assistant Curate of Mot­ting­ham, in charge of St Alban’s (1971-73); Head of Department of Group­work of Westminster Pastoral Founda­tion (1973-83); Senior Tutor of Cam­bridge­shire Consultancy in Counsel­ling (1973-85); Training Co-ordinator of St Albans Pastoral Foun­dation (1980-88); Director of St Anne’s Trust for Psychotherapy, Led­bury (1985-93); aged 88.

GILL. — On 1 June, the Revd Gab­rielle Mary Gill: NSM of Timperley (1990-96); aged 91.

ROOM. — On 4 June, the Revd Frederick John Room: Curate-in-Charge of St Michael’s Conven­tional District, Farnham Royal (1958-70); Team Vicar of Thetford and Dio­cesan Senior Industrial Missioner (1970-89); Hon. Canon of Norwich Cathedral (1977-89); aged 92.

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