WHEN Dot Woolland was given a part-completed tapestry of a bird among trees and flowers but with no history behind it, she realised it would have been a kneeler.

Dot and her son, Matthew, finished the kneeler which has been given to Holy Trinity Church at Yeoford in memory of Fred Saunders.

Fred had run the pub, then the Mare and Foal, in the 1980’s and lived in Yeoford ever since.

He had instigated the Fun Day, with support from various fun-loving individuals, been involved in other fundraising events, raising many hundreds of pounds for the village and charities.

Fred was one of those once-met-never-forgotten characters, a diver, racing driver and Formula Vee champion, sailor, proud of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.  He and Sue were married in 2012.  Fred died in 2017.