In loving memory of a wonderful wife to Doug, Mum to Sarah & Emma, mother in law to Ant & Neil, and Grandma to Will, Imogen & Isabella.

In January 2023, Susan was sadly diagnosed with lung cancer and received treatment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, where she also found support at the Maggie’s Centre. Susan was brave & magnificent in fighting the disease right to the end. During her final weeks, she was cared for at home by district nurses and those from St Clare Hospice.

As many of you know, after a long and rewarding teaching career as an inspirational teacher to many pupils at Herts & Essex High School, Susan retired and focused her attention on the National Garden Scheme, a fantastic charity raising funds in excess of £3.5m for nursing and health charities, such as Maggies & Hospice UK.

Susan was a much-loved Trustee, Regional Chair, and County Organiser of the National Garden Scheme, having made a profound impact on the charity since she and her husband Doug first opened their Essex garden in 1996. Susan served as a Trustee and the East Regional Chair for nine years, from 2014 to 2023. She joined the Essex team in 2006 and became the County Organiser the following year, a role she held until August 2024.

In recognition of her dedication to the National Garden Scheme, Susan was awarded the MBE in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours.

As a charity dear to Susan’s heart, we have set up this donation page to the National Garden Scheme in her memory.