Jill Dando is often described as the town's favourite daughter. She went to school in Weston, her first job was on this newspaper
- where her father and brother also worked -
and she always kept close ties with the town.
This section is dedicated to her.

A CELEBRATION
OF HER LIFE

The special tribute published as a supplement by the Weston & Somerset Mercury when Jill Dando died back
in April 1999.

THE GROUND FORCE
MEMORIAL GARDEN

Words and pictures from the Mercury's supplement on 'Jill's Garden', created by
the BBC's Ground Force
team in July 2001 Plus Ground Force Revisited 2002.