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Caroline Pond


Caroline PondIt is with great sadness that we report that former LRA Cllr and Town Mayor Caroline Pond passed away in May. She was 74 and had lived in Loughton since 1981 with her husband Chris and son Ed.

Caroline and Chris joined LRA in the year of its foundation, and Caroline was elected District Cllr for St John's ward from 2002-2024, Town Cllr 2004-2024, Town Mayor 2011-2012 and was also Chairman of the District Council in 2007-08. She had also worked as a librarian with three London and Suffolk local authorities. She was an active member of Loughton Methodist Church, and volunteered for Loughton Voluntary Care for 35 years.

Mark Squire, the Town Clerk, has acknowledged that "Caroline will be greatly missed by all fellow Councillors and staff, past and present, at Loughton Town Council. She did not suffer fools gladly, but she was unfailingly kind and unassuming, with a quiet determination to get things done. She did not seek the limelight, it was never about Caroline, but her focus was purely on what she could achieve for the community." More

Tributes were also paid by many at a recent District Council meeting. More and watch the meeting here (first 15 minutes).