My friend and neighbour,Marie Lasenby, who has died aged 88 after suffering from brain cancer, and was an inspirational educator who also became the spine of Quaker Quest,an innovative outreach programme she helped found in London in 2002.
Having completed a teacher training course in Auckland, in her native New Zealand, or Marie arrived in Britain in 1963. Her interest in children with learning and emotional difficulties led her to a career devoted to improving the lives of young people in inner-city communities.
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Source: theguardian.com