Friends of Christine Winn, a long-time visitor to Hyning, were shocked and saddened to hear of her sudden death earlier this month. Aged 71, she had just returned from visiting friends in Wales and was planning to stay at Hyning the following week, when she became seriously ill and died a week later.
Christine's many close friends were her family and her gift for making lasting friendships formed a large part of her character. Immensely generous with her time, after retirement from her job in an estate agency, she was never at a loss of something to occupy her time, volunteering for an animal charity and gardening in the grounds of a hospice. Christine loved animals, nature and the countryside and was a regular visitor to Hyning for the gardening weeks.
A commited Anglican, she was also involved with her local church, giving her time to the PCC and visiting Hyning on retreat with a group from her church annually for 20 years.
Due to the current situation with the Corona virus, Christine's funeral will be a private committal at Oldham crematorium this afternoon, 31 March.
A close friend said: "Sadly, it was not the funeral we planned, which would have been at St Anne's Church, Royton. Later in the year, as the situation improves, a memorial service will be held at St Anne's.
"Christine had a simple and trusting faith in her Lord and we know that she is safe in his loving arms. It would be good if all her friends could come together in prayer for her at 2pm today."
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