Jim Dobbin, the MP for Heywood and Middleton since 1997, has died
He was elected as a councillor in 1983 and became Leader of the Council
in 1996.
Jim was compassionate, caring and an excellent constituency MP.
Middleton and Heywood has lost an excellent Member of Parliament, who
always worked tirelessly and rarely had a day off.
Sincere condolences to his
wife and family at this very sad time, thoughts and prayers are very much with
the Dobbin family.
Councillor
Richard Farnell, leader of Rochdale Borough Council, said: “Jim Dobbin MP has
been an extremely good friend and colleague of mine for 35 years and I am
absolutely devastated about the news about his death.
“You could
not wish to meet nicer man, people called him ‘Gentleman Jim’ and it was all
true. He wascompassionate, caring and an excellent constituency MP. Just a few
days ago I met him for lunch and he was in good spirits, looking forward to
fighting the next General Election. I came away with a long list of things he
wanted me to work on as leader of the council to help the borough. Middleton
and Heywood has lost an excellent Member of Parliament, he always worked
tirelessly and rarely
had a day off.
had a day off.
“Most of all
my heart goes out to his wife Pat, his children and grandchildren as, above all
else, Jim Dobbin was a dedicated family man.”
Linda
Fisher, acting chief executive of Rochdale Borough Council, said: “I am very
sorry and deeply saddened by the news of Jim Dobbin MP’s death. My condolences
go to his family.
Jim Dobbin
has always been a man of integrity and has always been very supportive of the
borough. He has worked tirelessly as an MP for Heywood and Middleton.
“As a mark of respect, flags
will be lowered across Rochdale Borough and books of condolences will be placed
at Heywood, Middleton, Number One Riverside and Littleborough libraries for
those that wish to pay their respects.”
Message from Funkey Monkey Creations - 11 April 2014
All Change at Funky Monkey Creations
Our Cheetham Street shop will stay as Funky Monkey Creations until we move. Don't worry we are not moving far (in fact it is only 3 doors down from where we are now!). The move is planned for the end of May and all being well, we will continue trading throught.
Funky Monkey Creations will exist as a department of FMC Design Factory. Other departments include: FMC Boutique, D2DB by FMC, Sparklify and Miss Decal. More details of these can be found on our Facebook pages!
You will still be able to get the same high quality service from us as before, but now with much more choide. Including a brand new embroidery service (please contact us for further details).
We have also taken on a new partner in the business - welcome Samantha! Sam will be with us on a part-time basis.
Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Rachel & Chris
Tel: 07791 086 071 / 01706 646 026
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