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Celebrating
the creation of the Wivenhoe Housing Trust and Les Kemble's 40 years as a
Trustee of the Mary Ann Sanford Almshouse Charity
On Tuesday, 26th February 2002, the Trustees of the two former almshouse charities, Jonathan Feedham Charity and Mary Ann Sanford Almshouse Charity, celebrated their successful merger with residents, former Trustees and Wivenhoe Town Mayor Cllr Steve Ford. The new Charity, the Wivenhoe Housing Trust, was formed on 1st January 2002 with property and assets valued at over £1million. During
the evening, a presentation of a book ‘Houses of Noble Poverty’ was made by
Chairman of the new Charity Peter Hill to retiring Trustee Mr Leslie Kemble who
had served with the Mary Ann Sanford Almshouse Charity for 40 years. Mr Kemble
is a former builder and well-known
undertaker in Wivenhoe. He also served for 14 years on the Wivenhoe Urban
District Council and was Chairman in 1967-68.
The
party was also attended by Bill and Shirley Wheeler. Shirley is a descendant of
the Jonathan Feedham family.
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Peter Hill presenting Les Kemble with a
copy of Houses of Noble Poverty, signed by all the Mary Ann Sanford Trustees to
mark 40 years service as a trustee of the Mary Ann Sanford Almshouse
Charity. 