Following the very sad loss of Pat Hilton, I would like to acknowledge Pat’s very valued contribution as one of Busbridge and Hambledon’s  Pastoral Assistants. For many years she was a very faithful member of the classic service pastoral team always willing to contact people and be there to listen and help whenever necessary. We are a very close group as PA’s and dearly miss her friendship, wise and thoughtful insights, her depth of knowledge from years working as a nurse, also volunteering at Send prison assisting Lesley Mason and earlier working as a Samaritan.

Her deep faith, kindness and compassion shone through in all she did, never complaining about her own illness and right up to 10 days before she died was still ringing other people to offer pastoral care, at a time when she would have been the more natural recipient of such care.

Thank you Pat for being the person God made you, we all miss you.