Liphook Community Magazine - Autumn 2015

A Memorial Bench
for Liz Thurlbeck
Liz Thurlbeck worked as a receptionist at the Village Surgery
during the eighties and nineties and was particularly
remembered for the part she played in the Baby Clinic, which she
much enjoyed. Mothers will recall that she was often able to
assist fraught Mums by calming their babies ready for the
doctors' examinations. She died in 2012 and although she was
a Liphook person for many years had travelled and lived in
several countries. Her parents took her to Southern Africa when
she was tiny, leaving the family home in Cordoba, Argentina.
Her father was a travelling railway engineer who died when
Liz was nine. Her
mother, together
with Liz and her
sister moved to
Cape Town to live
with their rather
strict grandparents
who did most
of the parenting,
whilst their mother
was busy with
her teaching and
associated activities
at Cape Town University. When attending school and later Cape
Town University Liz excelled and became a teacher. She lived with
her doctor husband and three children in Boston in the U.S.A.
before moving to Montreal in Canada. After arriving in Liphook
it is no wonder that she still liked to visit Cape Town each
February. She told Paul that that was when 'the figs are ripe.'
She and her friend Paul Parker met at woodwork evening classes,
where they both appreciated the beauty of different woods. Paul
wanted something tangible for us all to remember Liz by so he
decided to have a lovely bench made. This bench has now been
installed in Radford Park, inscribed with her name and
decorated with a hand-carved squirrel and oak leaves.
Paul's hope is that his gift of a memorial bench for the Park will
provide a focal point for remembrance as well as being a facility
for Liphook residents. He thanks Bramshott and Liphook Parish
Council who readily agreed to the project and especially the
co-operation of the Property and Grounds Manager Scott Gavin,
who oversaw the installation without a lot of bureaucracy and
red tape. I find it very soothing to indulge in a few minutes sitdown
on this sturdy bench, letting the World go by and watching
the children and dogs playing on the green.
June Wright
Liphook Library
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