Kelsie Cridge (3 Jan 2008 - 1 Apr 2026)

In loving memory of Kelsie Cridge who sadly passed away on 1st April 2026.
This page is to commemorate the memories of Kelsie and to provide information for the upcoming “Celebration of Kelsie’s existence”.
To give a bit of context to the unusual title, Kelsie’s life was not easy, and it did not feel right to celebrate it as that. Having said that, Kelsie brought so much humour, good-nature and quirky character to all of those who knew her, I wanted to celebrate what she brought to the world around her. Also, Kels would often use the word when referring to the things/people, eg she would say “Oh yes, I forgot that that/they existed” so I think that she would appreciate the title.

Dress code: Above all, Kelsie would want you to feel comfortable in what you are wearing. Having said that, her favourite colour was blue so feel free to wear something blue if you would like to in her honour.

My brother Jo, and his wife Clare have very kindly volunteered for the event to be held in their beautiful garden, which is a place where Kelsie enjoyed many wonderful family gatherings over the years. There will be a marquee in case of rain but please keep in mind that it will be on grass so appropriate footwear is advised. For those attending in your own “thrones” (as Kelsie liked to say… ☺️) there is a steep cement driveway that is carefully accessible down to the fairly flat lawn, Kels managed it fine and I am happy to help if anyone would like any assistance for stability.

Seating; we will be able to provide a few chairs but nowhere near enough for everyone so it would be helpful if you have one to bring a chair (camping chairs would be perfect) to be able to rest your legs.

Parking; there is a large space to park at the house as you drive in, however with a lot of people attending cars will need to get boxed in. Where possible, if you could car share that would be helpful. We will also have someone on the gate with post-it notes to give to each arrival to put your name and number on and attach to the inside of your windscreen so that if your car needs to be moved to allow someone else to leave, you can be contacted.

Dogs are very welcome; my brother’s dog Hazel will be pottering around waiting for someone to throw her ball (unfortunately I’m not bringing Monty as he would just cause chaos 😂) but please bear in mind that there may well be assistance dogs so if you bring your pet dog please be aware that the assistance dogs will be working and therefore it is considerate to ensure that other dogs are kept under control to reduce distraction.

If you would like to share some words about Kelsie, please let me know and I will build it into the afternoon’s schedule. Also if you would like something shared but do not want to do it yourself, that’s fine too just let me know.

Please see on this page…

Time and Location of event under “Funeral reception”

Should you wish to make a donation to something that Kelsie was passionate about, a link to a Justgiving page is attached (you have to copy and paste http into a new browser). It is for the fundraising goal to enable an assistance dog training organisation, “Part of the Pack”, to be able to trial a service that can provide pre-trained assistance dogs for sale. Kelsie was in the process of applying for help from this organisation to assist her in the training of Monty. I know that she would love to have been able to help someone gain an assistance dog of their own; though there are many charities around, there are long waiting lists and it is a lot more difficult than you would think.

A link to a website page “Perfect Potluck”. (Please ignore statement below it about “YoBring app, that one was rubbish so I had to replace it 😂)
On the Perfect Potluck website link, if you are happy to, you can select a plate of food to bring to contribute to the afternoon. As it will just be a light afternoon bite, I think that if one plate is brought between 2 people then we will have plenty. We will be providing drinks and cutlery etc.

I would like to thank you all for taking the time to be there with Gary, India, and myself to celebrate our beautiful girl.

Jen