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Leaving a lasting legacy to the community they loved
In 2019, the FB and PFB Lough Fund was established at the Community Foundation with a multi-million-pound legacy gift from Frank and Pat Lough.
Francis Lough (known as Frank) was born in Berwick in 1923, and Patricia Lough (nee Whinton), was born in 1930 in Devon. Frank went to Berwick Grammar School then joined the RAF. On leaving the military he trained as a Chartered Accountant in Berwick and married Pat in 1953. Frank’s career took off and the couple were soon posted to various places around the world, including Milan, Rome, Paris, Madrid and Brussels, before retiring to Berwick and buying a house on Castle Terrace overlooking the River Tweed.
Frank and Pat were heavily involved in the local community, including at Berwick Parish Church, their local school, the local Abbeyfield Society, and the town’s Probus Club.
They were inspired to leave a legacy after speaking to their accountants, Greaves West & Ayre, and solicitors, Sanderson McCreath & Edney. They suggested that a fund at the Community Foundation would be great way for the couple to leave a gift in their Will to support charitable activity, in their local area, for generations to come.
