• Home
  • About Colehill
    • Ambulance
    • Bus Services
    • Cemetery and Burial Ground
    • Colehill Community Library
      • About Us
      • Community Support
      • Activities and Events
      • Library Services
      • Supporters of Colehill Library
      • Library News
      • Books for Sale or Loan
      • Library Event Reports
    • Dentists
    • Doctors’ Surgeries
    • Fire
    • History
    • Places of Worship
    • Police
    • Pre-Schools and Nurseries
    • Schools
    • Useful Links
    • Victoria Hospital, Wimborne
  • The Council
    • Councillors
    • Meeting Dates
    • Agendas
    • Minutes
    • Governance & Policies
    • Committees
    • Council Working Groups
    • Councillors’ Roles and Representation
    • Council Finance
    • Grant Aid
    • Land Owned, Leased or Maintained by the Council
    • Planning Applications
    • Conservation
    • Our Achievements & Plans
      • Local Council Award Scheme
  • Key Initiatives
    • Biodiversity
    • Climate Emergency
      • Climate Emergency Actions
      • Free Trees for Colehill Residents
    • Cost of Living
      • Healthy Homes Dorset
    • Neighbourhood Plan
      • What is a Neighbourhood Plan?
      • Mini Surveys
    • Road Safety Matters
  • What’s On
    • Leisure Centres
    • Tivoli Theatre
    • Wimborne Tourist Information Centre
    • In-the-Village
  • Clubs & Venues
  • Young People
    • Oliver’s Park
    • St Michael’s Dirt
    • Girlguiding
    • The Reef – Colehill and Wimborne Youth and Community Centre
    • Colehill Scout group
      • Beaver Colonies
      • Scout Troops
      • Cub Packs
  • Home Watch
    • Wimborne & Colehill Home Watch
    • Home Watch Messages and Links
  • News
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Feedback
MENU
Skip to main content
Colehill Parish council logo
Search
Our Email:clerk@colehill.gov.uk
Our Facebook page Our Twitter page
  • Home
  • About Colehill
    • Ambulance
    • Bus Services
    • Cemetery and Burial Ground
    • Colehill Community Library
      • About Us
      • Community Support
      • Activities and Events
      • Library Services
      • Supporters of Colehill Library
      • Library News
      • Books for Sale or Loan
      • Library Event Reports
    • Dentists
    • Doctors’ Surgeries
    • Fire
    • History
    • Places of Worship
    • Police
    • Pre-Schools and Nurseries
    • Schools
    • Useful Links
    • Victoria Hospital, Wimborne
  • The Council
    • Councillors
    • Meeting Dates
    • Agendas
    • Minutes
    • Governance & Policies
    • Committees
    • Council Working Groups
    • Councillors’ Roles and Representation
    • Council Finance
    • Grant Aid
    • Land Owned, Leased or Maintained by the Council
    • Planning Applications
    • Conservation
    • Our Achievements & Plans
      • Local Council Award Scheme
  • Key Initiatives
    • Biodiversity
    • Climate Emergency
      • Climate Emergency Actions
      • Free Trees for Colehill Residents
    • Cost of Living
      • Healthy Homes Dorset
    • Neighbourhood Plan
      • What is a Neighbourhood Plan?
      • Mini Surveys
    • Road Safety Matters
  • What’s On
    • Leisure Centres
    • Tivoli Theatre
    • Wimborne Tourist Information Centre
    • In-the-Village
  • Clubs & Venues
  • Young People
    • Oliver’s Park
    • St Michael’s Dirt
    • Girlguiding
    • The Reef – Colehill and Wimborne Youth and Community Centre
    • Colehill Scout group
      • Beaver Colonies
      • Scout Troops
      • Cub Packs
  • Home Watch
    • Wimborne & Colehill Home Watch
    • Home Watch Messages and Links
  • News
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Feedback
Search
clerk@colehill.gov.uk

Death of Former Councillor Gwen Divall

September 2011

Colehill Parish Council is deeply saddened to learn of the death, on Friday, of former Parish Councillor Gwen Divall, of Northleigh Lane.

gdivall

Gwen was co-opted onto the Parish Council after her husband, Gordon (himself a Parish Councillor and former Council Chairman), died in July 2002 – though she had already rendered great service to the Council in the preparation of the case for the land acquisition at “The Triangle” and also in preparing the parish history boards for the centenary celebrations (those now on display in the Betty Webster committee room at the Memorial Hall).  She served until 2007 but did not stand for re-election, due to ill health and family issues.

She has nevertheless continued to be of invaluable service to the Council and community on matters legal, historical and rights-of-way.  In particular she was involved in the recent claims for rights-of-way over the land between The Vineries and Cutler’s Place.  Gwen and Gordon had lived in Colehill since 1960. Before retirement Gwen was Deputy Headteacher at Ferndown Upper School, she also served as a Magistrate for many years.

Her death has been attributed to complications with her leukaemia, which was only recently diagnosed.  She was 3 days past her 83rd birthday.

The funeral will take place at Wimborne Cemetery on Monday 17th October at 14.00.   Donations in lieu of flowers, if desired, to either the Priest’s House Museum or the Open Spaces Society, via Douch & Small, 7 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AB.

 


Accessibility Statement
Our email address: clerk@colehill.gov.uk
Our Facebook page: @colehillpc
© Colehill Parish Council 2025
Parish council theme by WD4D