A MAN who gave great service to Crediton has died following a very brave five year battle with cancer.

Charles (Charlie) Haydon passed peacefully away on Sunday, February 26, aged 69 years at the Exeter Hospice.

He was a long-serving councillor, having completed four terms as the Mayor of Crediton and was also, for some years, a Mid Devon District Councillor.

He was a long-serving member of and president of the Crediton branch of the Royal British Legion.

He was also a Crediton Town Councillor for 13 years, during which time he served as chairman, and was Mayor of Crediton from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2004.

He was a Mid Devon District Councillor from 2003 to 2007.

He was also a Crediton Town Councillor for 13 years, during which time he served as chairman, and was Mayor of Crediton from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2004.

He was a Mid Devon District Councillor from 2003 to 2007.

THE FULL OBITUARY IS IN ISSUE 896, MARCH 2 2012