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Lee Rigby Foundation

Categories: Philanthropy

A charity which was founded by Lyn and Ian Rigby after the murder of their son Fusilier Lee Rigby. It comprises a lodge where people can get away from the pressures of the outside world, and begin recovering from bereavement, trauma or both.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Lee Rigby Foundation

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Lee Rigby - tree

{On the plaque:} In memory of Fusilier Lee Rigby 4 July 1987 - 22 May 2013. T...

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Mary Overie

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Fiction, Philanthropy, Religion

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Sir Francis Lycett

Sir Francis Lycett

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