My grandmother, Alice Searle, who has died aged 88, was an English and sociology teacher. She spent much of her time lobbying for community improvements, especially in the Manchester area, where she was born and returned to later in life.
A socialist and feminist, she involved herself in various progressive campaigns over the years, including attempts to make Salford City Football Club more responsive to the needs of local people. Alice was also part of the successful lobbying for a monument to the Chartists to be placed on Kersal Moor.
