6 May 1944 - 12 February 2022

Written by Nesta's husband, John.

After Nesta left St Swithun’s she attended secretarial school and went on to work as the personal secretary for the head of the BBC classical artists’ booking department. Later she moved to a West End legal firm and stayed there until marrying her husband John in 1969. After moving back to Winchester, John and Nesta went on to adopt their son in 1973 and then their daughter in 1976.

A couple of years later, John bought a business in Edinburgh and Nesta organised their move to Dunbar, a coastal town just south of Edinburgh. She immersed herself in community life and joined in the Church, Ladies’ Circle, WRVS and Housewives Register. She also became a member of the local choral society and took on the responsibility of being its librarian for 35 years. In addition to this, Nesta formed Dunbar Welfare Rights with their friend David, and they ran this together for many years until the council took it over.

Diagnosed with dementia in 2015, Nesta bravely coped with her illness until late 2021 when it became acute, and sadly, Nesta passed away a couple of months later. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.