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Carolyn Isabel Robb The words of St Mark, Chapter 10, verse 19 - "And he took them
up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them" - must
have been such a deep inspiration to a lady who worshipped at our Church
many years ago, that she set to work with considerable skill, patience
and dedication. At last she had before her “Jesus blessing the Children”, an intricately worked tapestry in the Renaissance style, of which she could be justifiably proud. In time the tapestry was passed to her daughter Miss Abigail Corbitt of Lytham, who later kindly left it under the provision of her will to St George’s Church Chorley , where it was presented in October 1964. The vicar at the time was the Reverend E.M.J Cornish and little was he to know then, that in December the following year he was to dedicate the hanging of the tapestry in memory of a little girl of the Parish. Carolyn Isobel Robb lived on the Duxbury Estate where her family were farming. She was admitted to Chorley Hospital following a routine visit to the dentist and very sadly died suddenly of leukaemia, on January 12 th 1965 . She was 10 years old , her date of birth being 5 th September 1955. Carolyn’s shocked and deeply saddened friends and fellow pupils
from St George’s Primary School soon agreed on a most fitting gesture
of remembrance. A collection was made and the children paid for the hanging
of the tapestry in memory of Carolyn, it being placed near the Lady Chapel
in the North Aisle. At first glance the tapestry may appear to some to be a painting. A
closer scrutiny however soon reveals the truth as stitch follows stitch
neatly across the canvas. It is a fitting tribute to one lady’s skill in needlecraft and to the kindness and love of friends. It is also a lasting memorial to a much loved little girl and to an expression of faith in Him who said “Suffer the little children to come unto me”. This has been written on behalf of members of Carolyn's family. We give grateful thanks to them for their help in obtaining for us, and sharing with us, relevant family information Lt William RigbyLt William
Geoffrey Morris Rigby who died of wounds
he received on 7th July 1916 aged 20, whilst serving in the 69th battalion He is buried at Heilly Station Mericourt L'Abbe plot 1 row A grave 14.
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Machine
Gun Corps. He was single and the only son of Dr & Mrs Rigby, the
family home
being
in Halliwell Street Chorley and he attended St George's Church. He was
working as a trainee dentist before entering the service.