Graham Pidgeon

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Graham Pidgeon who died on 21 December. Graham was one of those larger than life figures who will never be forgotten by those who were fortunate to have known him.

In 1956 he moved to Astwell Castle Farm as a young man of twenty four, with his wife Gill. He proceeded to build up a large and successful business, helped in later life by his son, Chris. He was a keen sportsman with a love of hunting and National Hunt racing, but his real passion was Point to Point racing, for which he trained over one hundred and fifty winners and assisted his daughter Jenny to win four Ladies Championship titles.

Graham fought ill health for many years with a determination to love life to the full. This fact was emphasized by the presence of the largest congregation ever seen in Wappenham church for his funeral on a bitterly cold Christmas Eve. He will be sadly missed by all those neighbours and friends present, but none more so than his wife Jill and children Jenny, Alison and Chris.

From: Talkabout Spring 1997