A celebration of Mary Beard's life

The funeral service is at Weeley Crematorium on Wednesday 14th February 2024 at 12:30 pm followed by a memorial service the next day, Thursday 15th February 2024 at 13:00 pm at St Mary's Church Great Bentley.

Please note that the cremation on 14th is family only, plus a few close friends, whilst the memorial service on 15th is a celebration of Mary’s life, and everyone is very welcome.

Family flowers only please. Donations in memory of Mary may be made, either to Essex Wildlife Trust, to help in their quest to save Fir Tree Wood, Little Baddow, OR The Parkinson’s Disease Society, to assist with their research into finding a cure for this dreadful disease. Mum and dad used to take me to Little Baddow woods as a small child, and I learned to love it as much as they did. My dad suffered with Parkinson’s and died aged just 54.