A well-known former educator, magistrate and parish council chairman, whose contributions to her community saw a local road named in her honour, has died at the age of 93. Long-time Sudbury and Great Cornard resident Grace Farrant was remembered as a ‘force of nature’ with a passion for education and her community, ahead of her funeral service at the end of the month. Over half a century, she became a familiar face across the Sudbury area, with senior teaching roles at the local high schools, and 34 years on the bench at Sudbury Magistrates’ Court. She also helped set up the Cornard branch of …
