Wendy Witter
Wendy Witter MBE (28 February 1936 – 12 March 2024) was a public servant and charity worker from Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, England.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Witter was born in Scunthorpe. She attended Scunthorpe High School before starting an apprenticeship with J. Lyons and Co. in London. She returned to Scunthorpe to work in the family window-cleaning business. Wendy moved with husband David moved to Barton-upon-Humber in 1968.[1]
In the following decades Wendy worked as a school governess for St Hugh's Special School in Scunthorpe and Baysgarth School. She was a member of various public and consumer boards including the Gas Consumers' Council. She was an awarded an MBE in the 1992 New Year Honours whilst serving as Chairman of the Humberside Committee for the Employment of Disabled People.[3] She served as the Mayor of Barton-upon-Humber in 1976, 1996, and 2006.[1]
In 2005 Witter was appointed Director of Age UK in North Lincolnshire. She was the Director of the charity Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire from October 2008 until her retirement in October 2014.[4]
In July 2019 she was given one of the two annual awards by the Barton-upon-Humber Civic Society for her decades of public service in the town.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Former Barton councillor and mayor who dedicated her life to helping others sadly dies aged 88". Grimsby Live. 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Obituaries: Wendy Witter". The Bartonian. May 2024.
- ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 31ST DECEMBER 1991" (PDF). The London Gazette. 31 December 1991. p. 17.
- ^ "Wendy WITTER". Companies House. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Barton upon Humber Civic Society Annual Award". The Bartonian. Vol. 79. November 2019. p. 6.