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campaign in 2005, and could active, Janet was taking drawing
S U B U R B often be seen delivering election and country dancing lessons right
leaflets round the Suburb or at up to the start of the pandemic.
the all-night Barnet counts, Janet had put up with a
disappointing though the results serious heart condition for many
would always be. Sue Garden, now years. During the pandemic,
in the House of Lords, writes: “She vascular dementia removed her
could be a formidable presence, independence. However, she
but like other formidable women I continued to enjoy life in her home
have come across, you discover in Temple Fortune Lane and her
warmth, humanity and care visits to Fellowship House. Janet
behind the professional exterior, died peacefully in the Royal Free
and she had those in spades!” on the 5 June 2022, with her
Some of her other Suburb daughter beside her.
interests included the Horticultural She is survived by her children
Society, the Proms at St Jude’s, Dan and Laura, and her grand-
and Friends of Big Wood. Always children Sam, Nanon and Nye.

PEOPLE

Devotion to duty personified – Janet Elliott opening the HGS Sunshine
Garden in the pouring rain! (Photo: Family archive)
Chief Officer of the Business
Janet Education Council (later BTEC).
Janet travelled the UK and the
Commonwealth setting up Photo: Family Archive
Elliott vocational qualifications, and his diploma in Art and Design and
enjoyed conducting Whitehall
negotiations on vocational David started on a career as a graphic
1932 - 2022 educational reform. designer. David started worshipping
at St Pauls in Dorking, close to the
In her mid-fifties Janet was
Pitman Examinations Institute, Pope family home, where his children
appointed Chief Executive of
sang in the choir and they found
LAURA ELLIOTT visiting its worldwide centres. a supportive community.
She oversaw PEIs takeover by Following a period of illness
anet was born on 13 December City and Guilds. 1950 - 2022 David left the family home and
1932 to a working class family Janet moved to the Suburb in came to live in Hampstead
Jin Plumstead. She refused to 1994 after retiring from full-time Garden Suburb in his own flat in
go to grammar school, instead she work and soon threw herself into ELINOR DELANEY Waterlow Court. It was at this
became head girl at a commercial Suburb life. She was the RA (WITH THANKS TO ANNA HALLS) time that David started
school, then straight to work for Membership Secretary for 13 worshipping at St Jude’s, where
the Daily Mirror at 16. In 1959, years and chaired the Residents avid was born in Hillingdon his faithful attendance was so
Janet married John Elliott, a Jewish Association (2009-2014). She was on 11 June 1950. and much appreciated and he found
refugee from Vienna. She continued also involved in Fellowship D attended Abbottsfield companionship and a rhythm to
to work, by this time for Vogue, House, the Hampstead Garden School for Boys. his life. David became the lynch
then took A levels to enter the Suburb Institute and the HGS His love of history and art pin of the Sacristy team at St
LSE in 1965. At this point, their Library .Janet was a very able and showed at an early age: he Jude’s and devoted many hours
children were four and two and fair-minded leader as well as a studied History of Art for O level to cleaning the church equipment
much of their income went on super-competent administrator. and because the school had no and preparing for the weekly
childcare and domestic help. She was much-respected as chair teacher for this subject, he taught services and the more complex
Janet grasped the cost of pursuing of the Residents Association, a himself and was duly enrolled into services. He gained a detailed
your ambitions and having much- firm hand at the tiller in the exam and gained an A grade. knowledge of the liturgy and was
wanted children. sometimes stormy waters. She He took English Literature never happier than when he was
Graduating in 1970 with a received an award from Barnet for and Art at A level, gaining an A for able to pass that knowledge to
master’s degree, Janet briefly her community service in 2012. art and went on to study Graphic others in the team. He left
taught at Tottenham Technical She and her husband John were Design at Kingston School of Art. meticulous notes for the Sacristy
College before rocketing up the dedicated Lib Dems. She worked A little while after his marriage to team on all aspects of preparation
career ladder to become Deputy for Sue Garden’s Parliamentary Jennifer Stoneham, David gained for which we are so grateful. His
other joy was running the Book
Stall at our Church Markets and
his skill as an artist was recognised
when his fine drawing of the
church was chosen for the tea
towel which was produced in 1994.
Always somewhat of a recluse,
the impact of the pandemic on
Outstanding care in your homeutstanding care in your home
O his health was huge. During this
time he lost his father and sister
f for independent livingor independent living and the effects of Parkinson’s
Disease worsened without regular
PillarCare's exercise. His physical and mental
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h have been helping people live asave been helping people live as health took a severe blow from
which sadly, he never recovered.
i independently as possible in their ownndependently as possible in their own David died at Easter in 2022
h homes for over 20 years.omes for over 20 years. and his ashes are buried, together
with those of his parents, in
Call us to speak to a member of ourall us to speak to a member of our
C Dorking cemetery with a fine view
t team.eam. over to Box Hill. His devotion to
St Jude’s will be long remembered.
He is survived by his son
- p Oliver and two daughters, Julia
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