Tenant champion remembered

The memory of a Doncaster woman who represented the borough’s tenants continues to live on.

Lyn Ralph, who dedicated her life to championing the causes of council tenants and was the chairman of Doncaster Federation of Tenants’ and Residents’ Association, died in October 2009. Last year eight benches were placed around the borough, with a plaque in her memory, now a further six have been installed in Barnburgh, the St James Street area and Balby.

They have been funded by St Leger Homes of Doncaster’s Estate Improvement Fund – a fund that tenants can apply to for projects to be funded to improve the area in which they live.

Frank Protheroe, chair of the Estate Improvement Fund, said: “Tenants asked for benches for their areas again and we decided to add plaques so that Lyn’s memory can live on.”