A collection on behalf of 3 charities in memory of Anne Hart (nee Matthews).

Anne loved life, her friends, her family, her soap operas and Chelsea FC, and despite never stopping to draw breath, or appearing to be listening to any conversation, she could effortlessly recall the minutiae of the activities, lives and family trees of absolutely everyone she came across.

Anne had a zest for life, whether it was when running the Cannon Tavern in Ware, on the production line at GSK or at any of the clubs or societies she was a member of in her adopted village of Watton-at-Stone.

Anne was very proud of her Welsh roots, but was evacuated from London to Cromer during the Blitz and became like sister to her cousin on her father's side Jean Harcourt (nee Williamson). Anne returned to Cromer and North Norfolk again and again in her life. She had a huge respect for the men and women of the Cromer Lifeboat and wanted the RNLI to be one of he charities.

With her late husband Ron Hart, Anne embarked on many adventures. The flat was full of trinkets and memories of their foreign holidays - including rocks purloined and carefully labelled - from each trip. They ran the Cannon Tavern in Ware for a number of years and both finished their careers working together on the production line of GSK.

Both Anne and Ron had cancer in their lives and it is to support the continued research into this disease that she chose to support the work of Cancer Research.

Ron's final days were spent at the Isabel Hospice. Anne was cared for by staff from the hospice and was in their unit for a little over 36 hours before she passed away on the 10th February. Anne had nothing but praise for the support she had from the Hospice staff and her final charity is the Isabel Hospice itself, so that it can continue the vital work that it does in supporting patients, their families and friends in the most traumatic moments of their lives.

You can't do collections for friends, but Anne was blessed to have an incredible circle of people, who were there for her when her family couldn't be. Visiting her daily, helping her with day-to-day tasks when they became harder for her to achieve on her own, and providing invaluable companionship and care all through the various lockdowns of 2020 and early 2021. To all of you dear friends of Anne's, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being there for Anne and for looking after her so well right to the very end. Thank You