Lady Heald dies
Howard Lake | 30 August 2004 | News
Lady Heald CBE, volunteer fundraiser for cancer charities and chairman of the National Gardens Scheme, has died aged 99.
Daphne Heald was a founding member of the fundraising committee of Marie Curie Cancer Care, and was actively involved in supporting a range of other charities.
She was chairman of the appeals committee of the Royal College of Nursing for 28 years from 1950, a former chair of the Surrey committee of the Distressed Gentlefolk’s Aid Association, and chairman of the National Gardens Scheme for 28 years to 1979.
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Her fundraising activities were recognised with the naming of the Daphne Heald Research Unit.
She made extensive use of her home, Chilworth Manor, in Surrey, to host fundraising events for a range of charities.
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