To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here Hilda England was a formidable woman Heywood born-and-bred she raised seven children while working at the town’s Mutual Mills and later Hanson’s Bakery.
She remained highly active after she retired - becoming chairwoman of the townswoman’s guild, and getting involved with drama and church groups. READ MORE : ‘Inadequate' care home that failed to protect residents from potential harm or abuse placed in special measures But in her final years she suffered appalling indignity and ill-treatment at one Rochdale care home before being badly failed by another.
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