This Christmas is the first without my beloved Grandma, Sylvia. My Grandma loved Christmas and I cherish lots of memories around the Christmas period that I had with her.
Shine bright Gma and I hope you’re pulling all the crackers up there. I love you.

I will always be your big sister.
I miss you like you could never imagine.

Merry Christmas, Peter.

Love you forever,
Abi xxx

Dear David we miss you so much. You are always with us in our thoughts. Love from Mum, Dad, Christine, Andy and Sheila. xxx

Forever missed but always in our thoughts and remembered. A loving wife & mother a faithful friend that all have treasured memories of you. Admired and respected for who you were a Lovely Irish Treasure. God Bless Youxxxx

Always a wink and a cheeky smile. Forever 16, always in my heart ♥️
Shine bright son, love dad xxx

Merry Christmas Dad I’m sure you will be singing entertaining and sharing your favourite tipple with your heavenly family xx love you and thank you for the amazing man you were ‘Dad’ xx

To my mumsy

Happy heavenly Christmas

I miss you more as each day goes by

Love you more xxx

Jules was one our GIRLS. Sadly now only 6 of us now. She was a beautiful person & a joy to be with. Very proud to call her my friend.

Granny

I miss watching the queens speech with you.

Missing you more than ever.

Happy Christmas

xxxx

My mum said she didn't like Christmas much and its was a big fuss for one day. She loved shopping and buying gits for everyone though! She had a stash of presents from around April.

Always in our hearts Jamesy, Christmas was your most favourite time of the year and it was when you chose to go xx

Love and miss you always…Christmas will not be the same without, but we know you will be close to us & sending your love always xxxx

He was my world

Remembering all our happy times
thinking off you Keith this christmas
love Gen

Shining a light on your life and precious memories of you this Christmas. Xx

I’ll miss you both very much this Christmas.
Love Jenny xxx

He was the best father we could ever wish for and we miss him so much. We love you dad xxx

IN MEMORY AT NOT JUST CHRISTMAS BUT ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS

We are remembering my Grandad. An amazing trombone player in his day as well as a terrifically talented joiner. My Grandad was like a built in best friend. So funny, his smile and laugh just lit up the entire room. And I would always feel safe and secure whenever he was near, he just had a calming presence. He always reassured you that you would be fine and give you a big squeeze and you would instantly feel better. My grandad was so determined, this showed when he had a stroke when I was younger and he had to learn how to read, write and speak again and he did. He passed away two years ago now from falling on a rainy day and after all he had achieved recovering from those traumas, it left such a hole in our lives for him to be suddenly taken when he was so healthy. Our lives are definitely different without him as he was such a light and a joy. Everyone who met him says the same, he was just a force of nature. The best husband, father and grandad in the world.
We are also remembering my Granny (Grandad’s wife) unfortunately she passed when I was a baby so I didn’t get much time with her, which really upsets me but when I hear all the wonderful and also funny stories about her I truly feel like I know her so well. She was so kind, so creative, also a force of nature. She was very determined, she ran a restaurant whilst taking care of her family and just had so many feathers to her cap! She had an eye for detail. I wish I could have spent years on end with her, going around antique shops which she so dearly loved. She was a treasured wife, mother and Granny.
We are also remembering my Auntie Bridget. When my granny passed away Auntie Bridget sort of took on the role of Granny duties. And to this day , I can say she truly shaped who I am. She was so kind, so delicate, always fair. Auntie Bridget loved church and keeping her rosary beads close to her (which is something I like to do now because of her), everything in her home was perfect and beautiful. Some of the best memories of my childhood are school holidays at my Auntie Bridget’s. And walking through her front door and getting a whiff of her homemade chicken soup that she was cooking. Everyone who knew her, held a special place in their hearts for Auntie Bridget and that’s a fact. We miss her everyday.

And finally we are remembering my Granny Flynn (Auntie Bridget’s sister and my Mums Granny) she too passed when I was baby so I don’t have any memories with her and I so wish I did because of the stories I hear she was such a kind and wonderful person to know. I have one picture of her holding me when I was just born, I’m asleep in her lap and she is looking down at me just like an angel and she is so very gently holding my tiny hand with the tips of her fingers, the picture is so beautiful and special because although I never knew her that picture shows how much she loved me and how many memories we would have made together , the memories would have been wonderful. My mum describes her as so elegant and very much “a lady” and she was a huge part of my mum’s growing up, almost everyday they would see her, she was like a “second mum”. It just shows how treasured she was.

My dad, he was and still is my bestest ever friend when cancer was trying to keep him down he fought so hard Xmas was always special to us as we just loved being together as a family! My daddy would wear his reindeer antlers and flashing nose while getting his treatment to encourage everyone else to have a great time xxx

In memory of my beautiful sister Donna Markham, who sadly passed away last year. Lovingly looked after by the staff at St Barnabas.

Always on my mind xxx