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Helen Furness: Walkerburn musician dies at 82 – tributes

Helen Furness, of Walkerburn, died on Tuesday, March 30. She was the founder and musical director of Tweed Valley Male Voices (TVMV) and was also the organist for the church choir of Innerleithen, Walkerburn and Traquair. Born in 1938 in Ramsey, the Isle of Man, Mrs Furness had always had a love for music. Commenting on Mrs Furness s contribution to Peeblesshire, her son Jamie said: “She was a pillar of the community. “She really put the fun in singing – she had people who were 100 years old singing away. “She had the ability to make it fun for older people to enjoy singing.”

We got two bites of the cherry, says Toffee Shop in Penrith boss as he appears on James Martin s ITV cookery show

A TOFFEE Shop has appeared on James Martin s Saturday Morning ITV show. Neil Boustead, owner of The Toffee Shop in Penrith, appeared on the show after Mr Martin was making a chocolate fudge cake which was topped with fudge from the shop. Mr Boustead was interviewed live on the show via a video link. Talking to Mr Martin live, Mr Boustead said: It [the shop] was originally started by an old lady called Mrs Furness, she started it down at the other end of Penrith about 110-years-ago. It s been in two families since then. I ve been doing it for about 40 years now.

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