Villages snub Queen to honour Ray
Published:
12:20 PM January 21, 2004
Updated:
9:26 PM February 17, 2021
VILLAGERS have today snubbed the Queen – in favour of a man who was at the heart of their community for decades.Residents in the twin Trimleys were proposing to name a road in honour of the Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee celebrations.
By Richard Cornwell
VILLAGERS have today snubbed the Queen – in favour of a man who was at the heart of their community for decades.
Residents in the twin Trimleys were proposing to name a road in honour of the Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee celebrations.
But now they have decided to abandon the idea, and instead have decided to call it Howlett Way, as a
tribute to local historian Ray Howlett, who lived all his life in the villages and was devoted to them.
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