In memory of

Frederica Jane Ashby (Freddie)

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It
is with great sadness that we announce the death of Freddie Ashby [nee Mead].
Freddie died peacefully on the 19th October 2017 at the Florence
Nightingale Hospice, Aylesbury after a long and heroic fight with cancer. 

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</p><p>Freddie was born in Gubblecote Farmhouse near Tring in Hertfordshire
on 27 September 1973. The Mead family continued to live there for the next 15
years and Freddie went to Osmington School and then Berkhamsted School for
Girls. As a child Freddie was outgoing, confident and friendly and developed a
strong love of animals. She had a special affection for dogs, especially her
beloved Tigger who came into her life when she was 13. </p><p>In 1989 Jo and Harry moved the family farm to Mersehead near
Dumfries, Scotland and Freddie went to St Annes’ school in Windemere. While in
Scotland she also attended college for a short time before beginning work in
the hospitality industry.</p><p>When Harry and Jo moved to Smallhill Barton, Cornwall in 1994,
Freddie followed the family and did several jobs before finding her niche
working in Bond Oxborough Phillips, a local estate agent in Bude. She later
moved into her own flat in Exeter and continued to develop her career working
first for Stratton Creber and then Knight Frank.</p><p>Before moving to Exeter, Freddie spent most of 1996 travelling
in Australia. She met up with her cousins, James and Justin Waddington out
there and spent the best part of that year working, exploring the country and
making some truly special and lifelong friends. This trip was certainly one of
the highlights of Freddie’s life.</p><p>It was after she had been living in Exeter for a year or so
that Freddie went back to Hertfordshire to meet up with her old friend Emily
and ended up meeting the man who would become her husband, Ian Ashby. After
managing a long-distance relationship for about a year, Freddie left Exeter and
moved to Hale Farm with Ian. The first addition to their little family was
Freddie’s adored black Labrador, Bovril who at 14 is still around today.</p><p>




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<p>Freddie and Ian were married on 2 July 2005 in Hulcott Church
and celebrated afterwards with Family and Friends at Hale Farm. It was a beautiful
day full of joy and was followed by a trip of a lifetime honeymoon to South
Africa.</p>

<p>Less than a year later on 8th June 2006, their
first child Poppy was born followed on the 12th August 2007 by their
son Alfred. Freddie’s role as full-time mother to both children was her
greatest joy and achievement. It was not always easy as both Poppy and Alfred
have had specific additional needs throughout their childhoods’. However,
Freddie was relentless in her championing of them both to ensure they were
always treated equally and had the support and help they needed.</p>

<p>Freddie loved spending time with her children both together
and individually, doing the things they enjoyed - from trips to the Theatre,
Museums and Exhibitions, regular visits to the zoo, crafting and model making
at home as well as ‘big cuddles in Mummy’s bed’ <i>[Poppy and Alfred]</i> There were
also regular trips to Granny and Grandpa Devon’s house which always included a
trip to the beach or to Dingles Steam Village. The memory-making trip to
Florida at Easter 2016 did just that and was a particularly happy time for the
whole family and is still talked about by Poppy and Alfred as a wonderful
experience.</p>

<p>Freddie will be cremated at Amersham Crematorium on Thursday 9
November 2017 after a short committal ceremony in the Hampden chapel at 10:15
am. Family and close friends are welcome to attend this service though the main
ceremony, which will be a celebration and remembrance of Freddie’s life will
follow at St James’ Church, Bierton at 12:00.</p><p>To reflect this Freddie requested that those coming to her
funeral should dress colourfully or ‘cheerfully’.</p><p>




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<p>After the service all are welcome to join us at ‘The Barn’, Hulcott
to eat, drink and be merry in Fred’s memory.</p>

<p>The family request that there be no flowers please but that
donations to be split between the Florence Nightingale Hospice, Hulcott Church be made either via the CPJ Fields website [this portal] or at Bierton Church after the ceremony on Thursday.<i></i></p>

Frederica Jane Ashby (Freddie)

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Heritage & Sons

Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity

All Saints Church - Hulcott

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B J and S J Caddy

Mr M & Mrs G Glasser

Helen Carless

Teresa Cross

Cash Collected at Funeral

S J & B J Caddy

Kelly Targell

Andy & June Hart

Anonymous

Lucie Burgess

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Anonymous

Andrew Mead

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