St Benedict’s Church was full on June 28 for the funeral of Keith Miller, the retired owner of the family hardware shop that had traded for four generations. Keith died on June 15 at the age of 82.

   The talk by his son Jonathan retold tales of Keith’s boyhood adventure in the workshop behind the store with a small bomb he found in a downed German plane, of his trademark Sunday rock cakes at home, of his unfailing consideration for customers, of off-duty fun and travels with the bowling club.

   “Iron in the blood” — articles from Newsletters 122 and 126 in 2007–08 are reproduced on the website.