oliviatobin published Tributes to 'incredibly dedicated' Westcott speech therapist who...

A Westcott resident who helped thousands of people overcome speech and language difficulties - including famous singers and broadcasters - has sadly died.Valerie Ridout, known professionally as Valerie Savage, has been described by her husband Paul as an "incredibly dedicated woman" after she died at the age of 72 on July 24 following a long fight against ovarian cancer.Born at the tail end of the Second World War, the grandmother-of-two, from Guildford Road in Westcott, excelled at...

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