Cheshire East pays tribute to former Shavington councillor

 

Cheshire East Council is leading the tributes to a former councillor who has sadly passed away.

Barbara Teale, 85, was first elected to the former Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council in 1979 as a Conservative member representing the Shavington ward.

Mrs Teale, who also served as a Shavington parish councillor, had retired as a teacher at Shavington Primary School prior to her election.

Born in Burnley, Lancashire in 1925, she moved to Shavington in 1961. She died on April 8 and her funeral was held on April 21.

Cheshire East Chief Executive Erika Wenzel said: “Those that knew her tell me Barbara Teale was a dedicated and hard working councillor who served her constituents very well.

“It is always extremely sad to hear of the loss of someone who worked so hard for the people of their area. My thoughts are with Mrs Teale’s family at this difficult time.”

Mrs Teale was deputy chairman of the housing committee and of the health and works committee during her time on the borough council. She stepped down as a councillor in 1986.