MANILVA.

Sunday 12th 0ctober.

After a lie in after our night out with the Brazilian dancer’s we went for a walk around the village to clear our heads and found parts of the village that we had not seen before in the very narrow side streets at the top of the village.The sun was out so when we got back we decided to wash the car as at this time of the year it is covered in Sahara dust when the breeze gets up from Africa.We then had our usual Sunday brunch with Chorizo fried eggs as we watched the Grand Prix,which as Alonso won the commentators went mad !

Monday 13th October.

This morning we received the phone call that we have been dreading,Yola,Carol’s oldest daughter rang to tell us that sadly Carol our very dear and old friend had passed away during the night.We have been friends with Carol and her late husband Fred for nearly forty years and first met them at the Bridge Inn in Port Sunlight when I was the resident live in Assistant Manager and Brenda came to work there in the cocktail bar.Fred was our bestman at our wedding in Port Sunlight church some thirty seven years ago this November.He was from the village and had lived and worked in his early life for Unilever.When Fred died very tragically at a young age his funeral took place in the church;later on his eldest daughter ,Yola, in more happy times was married there so it with some very deep and lasting thought that we will return to Port Sunlight next Monday to Carol’s funeral. Our thoughts also go out to all the family at this very sad time,Dave,Carol’s brother who lives in Canada,Dorothy her mum,Yola,Ben and Michelle and their familys.The last time we spoke to Carol was after the weekend when they were all at her house in Willaston with her three Grandaughter’s and she had just received the news that there was two more Grandchildren on the way,so this is how we will remember her along with all the very happy times with the Mellor Clan,as she called them.