The B & DIARY
Issue No 20103
LORD Richard Livsey was remembered at his funeral on Saturday, September 25 as ‘one of a kind, a man of great kindness, integrity and principles.’ The former Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and
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Radnorshire for 11 years and Welsh party leader for eight years, died on Thursday, September 16 aged 75 in his Llanfihangel Talyllyn home. The service for Talgarth born Lord Livsey was
divides, representatives of local causes, town and county councillors and members of
public united in a great display of affection for Lord Livsey. Notable figures from the world of politics who
the general
attended the hour and a half ceremony included Lib Dem MP for Brecon & Radnorshire, Roger Williams; Lord Roger Roberts of Llandudno; Lembit Opik, the former Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire; former Lib Dem election agent Lady Celia Thomas; Labour’s Lord David Lipsey and Lady Lipsey; Lord Michael German, ex leader of Welsh Liberal Democrats; Alun Davies, Labour AM for Mid and West Wales, and Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, the presiding officer for the National Assembly of Wales. Current Welsh Liberal Democrat party leader, Kirsty Williams;
Express: “The service on Saturday was an extremely moving and dignified one. The large number of people who attended, from many walks of life was a testament to how much Richard was loved and respected. Whilst very sad it was also a wonderful celebration of all Richard had achieved in his life.
told The Brecon & Radnor The hymns, readings and music, all
chosen by Richard himself summed up perfectly his love of Wales and the countryside.” In
before he entered politics, Lord Livsey was president of
held at St Gwendoline’s Church in the Breconshire town at 1pm on Saturday, September 25 and attended by 500 or so mourners. Family members, friends, politicians from all
Movement, t rustee of the Campaign Prot e c t ion
the Wales European for the
Wales and chairman of the Brecon Jazz Festival, as well as a member of the Talgarth Male Voice Choir. He maintained links with
attended his funeral from all walks of local life from Talgarth butcher Bryan George, town mayor Bob Martin, councillor Lois Price of Brecon Farmers Hunt and Peter Morris, trustee of the Keith Morris Fund to Gwernyfed high School headteacher John Hopkins and fr iends and fishing companions Captain Jonathan Morgan and councillor Niel Bally. Derrick Eckley, the founder and president of
that of Ru r a l farm management
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Brecon and Radnorshire throughout his life, and his standing in the community was exemplified by the amount of people
Lord Richard LIvsey was buried in the grounds of St Gwendoline’s Church in Talgarth on Saturday
Talgarth Gliding Club and veteran Liberal activist, said of his friend: “Richard was a true gentleman, and when he shook your hand, you were the important one, that was just one of the many things about Richard that stood out.” A cause very close to Lord Livsey’s heart was the
Talgarth Mill project which he championed from the onset. Awarded nearly £500,000 funding back in May to restore the town mill - the work for which stopped between 12.30pm and 3pm on Saturday,
September 25 as a mark of respect to Lord Livsey - Dr Anne Hillyer of the Talgarth Mill Energy Green Group, told The Brecon & Radnor Express : “Richard was a great advocate of the mill and regeneration of Talgarth as a whole. He stood for everything that the mill does: rural enterprise, farming, business and
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regeneration and his memory will live on through the mill.”
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