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Chris Pearse stopped Chris Black in Ferndale Road one day about 20 years ago with an offer to help deliver &#8220;Focus &#8221; leaflets;  Peggy went on to become even more involved, standing for election, winning a seat and getting to a pretty senior level on the District Council.  She was diligent and a hard worker.<\/p>\n<p>Peggy was a fine example of how people with business experience can serve their communities as a councillor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We begin 2009 on a sombre note: we&#8217;ve heard of the recent death of Peggy Pearse, who was formerly a Liberal Democrat Councillor in Rayleigh, both on the District and Town Councils. Peggy packed a lot into her long life. 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