Penny Goodchild (20 Sep 1952 - 18 Dec 2020)

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PennyAshgate Hospice

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Amber Valley Memorial Park Crematorium Derby Road Swanwick DE55 1BH
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In loving memory of Penny Goodchild – wife, mum, grandmother, daughter, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, friend, arts worker, Reverend, musician, baker, community organiser, notebook hoarder, seamstress, avid reader, graduate, volunteer, homemaker, lover of grandad jokes, dab hand at keeping grandchildren entertained (or is that the other way around?!) and much, much more…

Taken sooner than expected and will be greatly missed.

“How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” Winnie the Pooh / AA Milne

The funeral for Penny will take place on Friday 8th January 2021 at 1pm.

Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions (which apply at the time of writing), a maximum of only 30 people can attend the service at the crematorium and this is strictly by invitation only.

Family have been invited first but, due to health concerns and travel restrictions, there may be spaces available. If any of Penny’s friends would like to be considered for an available space, please e-mail the family on:
revpennyfuneral@gmail.com.
Space will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and any invitations will be emailed directly from a member of the family.

Anyone attending will be required to provide their personal contact details for track and trace purposes.

The service will also be streamed live. If you would like to watch the funeral online from the comfort of your own home, please use the e-mail to request the link as there is a viewer limit.

Please DO NOT attend the site unless you have a formal invitation directly from a family member. You will not be able to wait outside the crematorium as gathering in public places is currently illegal and unlike normal funerals, people must not wait outside the crematorium.

Thank you for your understanding and hopefully you can appreciate how difficult it is to try and arrange the best funeral we can for Penny during these trying times.

Thank you to John Davis for his invaluable help with the funeral arrangements.

Ashgate Hospice was incredible in the way they looked after Penny, Richard and the girls during her short stay in there. They do an amazing job for which we will be forever grateful. The pandemic has seriously affected their funding and therefore, instead of flowers, Penny would be pleased if you could make donations to Ashgate Hospice. Thank you.

Nicola Marshall wrote

Remembering Penny for her services at St Helen's and the baptism of our first son. So sorry for your loss.

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Cheryl, Georgina, Steven and Jack Thorneycroft lit a candle
Cheryl, Georgina, Steven and Jack Thorneycroft donated £40 in memory of Penny

Rest in peace Penny we will all miss you dearly xx

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Cheryl, Georgina, Steven and Jack Thorneycroft wrote

Rest in peace Penny, we will miss you dearly xx

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MARTIN BETTISON donated £20 in memory of Penny
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Susan Musson donated in memory of Penny

Fond memories will always be with those you touched.

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Pearl and colin Rowlands donated £50 in memory of Penny

rest in peace penny you take all our love with you xxx

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John Rout wrote

Thanks for the memories

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Ingrid Owen-Jones donated in memory of Penny

In memory of a dear colleague , whose encouragement I valued.

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Jenn Willis donated in memory of Penny

In loving memory of a friend and colleague

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Sue Wilkinson donated £10 in memory of Penny

Ashgate hospice a well deserved place when in need like I was 5 years ago

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Susan Wilkinson wrote

Loveliest person there was spent many hours together at playschool with our children help me after my dear husband passed away God bless

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Faith Rout donated £450 in memory of Penny

in memory of lovely Penny

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Rebecca Griffiths wrote

In memory of lovely Penny

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Barbara Gill donated £20 in memory of Penny

From A dear friend of 40 years, you will be greatly missed. From Barbara Gill

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rowena cahill wrote

Remembering the good times xx

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Barbara Gill wrote

Penny was an inspiration to many including myself and very multi-talented. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

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Stephen Rout donated £100 in memory of Penny
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Dean Barr donated £10 in memory of Penny

Fantastic and wonderful lady x

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Carrie Brentnall wrote

RIP to a lovely lady.
Will miss her funny jokes she posted on Facebook
My thoughts are with her family ❤️

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Maria Willows wrote

Penny you were my first friend in the village and made me feel very welcome. The children always loved your story telling and so did I. You were a very dear friend and I will miss you deeply. RIP Penny xxxx

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Barbara Gill wrote

Penny Goodchild, a remarkable woman who I was privileged to call my friend.

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Jane Bryson wrote

A lovely lady. RIP Penny xx

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