Neville Boyd (FN 44-49)

Neville’s son, Neville (FS 72-77), has written about his father:

“Born in Sunderland in 1931 Neville arrived at St Bees in 1944. He thoroughly enjoyed his time at St Bees where he enthusiastically took to the outdoor activities, including swimming, golf, CCF and rugby.

After leaving in 1949 he did his National Service in the UK and then went into the family baking business, becoming a Master Baker. Later he went into the wholesale world, starting with confectionary and progressing into the whole gamut of the cash and carry business.

In 1957 he married Pat Cunningham and in 1959 they had their first child, Neville (FS 72-77), followed two years later by Wendy.

In 1987 Pat and Neville upped sticks and moved along the coast to Warkworth, Northumberland, a place where they had spent many happy times with friends and family. In Warkworth Neville and Pat spent happy, hardworking years running a very successful tea room. While there they made many good friends and became part of the village.

In 1995 they retired, sold the business and moved to the ‘top’ of the village, and dived even further into the social life of the area.

Neville had always had a love of rugby, playing initially for Ashbrooke in Sunderland before he became a referee, which took him all over the North East. After retiring he took up golf again and would play two or three times a week, and although he was very modest about it, he did manage to ‘hole in one’ on two occasions, which pleased him no end.

Neville died peacefully on 27th of October 2016, and is sorely missed by Pat, Neville and Wendy, grandchildren Ben and David and the rest of his family.”

 

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