Liz Batten writes: “I was so sorry to hear of the recent tragic death on Good Friday of Vida Alford, who was the last President of SI Salisbury before it closed some eight years ago. Vida, who was in her eighties, was killed in a car accident in mid Wales in a collision with another car. Her daughter in law Gillian was killed in the same accident and her son was injured. The driver and passenger of the other car, a women driving her young grandson, were also both killed.
Some members of the region will recall Vida, I had not met her, but I had quite recently spoken to her on the phone on a couple of occasions to talk to her about the plans to establish a new club in Salisbury. She had been delighted to hear of our plans and wished us well with the project.
Our thoughts are with her family at this tragic time for them. Vida’s funeral is on Thursday 28 April at 2.30pm at St Francis’ Church in Salisbury. Soroptimists will be represented as we pay our respects.”
Liz Batten
SI Winchester