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Michelle from Lakeland dead?????

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mammya · 01/06/2004 11:03

Did anyone else hear that Michelle from Lakeland was dead? I heard that on the radio this morning, was not fully awake so not sure if I heard properly or if it was a joke or what. Coddy? have you heard anything?

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hercules · 01/06/2004 11:06

Who is Michelle from Lakeland?

Toothache · 01/06/2004 11:06

Who is Michelle from Lakeland?

Fio2 · 01/06/2004 11:07

i camnt beleive it made the radio, what happened?

gloworm · 01/06/2004 11:07

who?

gothicmama · 01/06/2004 11:10

Can't see anything on BBCi

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mammya · 01/06/2004 11:13

She is (was?) Lakeland's marketing manager, or customer services manager (Coddy would know!). I'm not sure what happened, it was just a snipet on R2 this morning, wasn't really listening properly, but definitely heard the words "Michelle" "Lakeland" and "dead". I also heard she used to do a lot for charity. Sorry, I should have paid attention!

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CountessDracula · 01/06/2004 11:13

NO WAY - I can't believe it. I can't find anything about it on the web.

If it is true I will be very sad, she has provided me with hours of entertainment

busybee123 · 01/06/2004 11:14

who is/was she??? or am i being thick?

marthamoo · 01/06/2004 11:16

OMG, I hope not

Though I know a couple of years ago Terry Wogan mentioned on his show that she was very ill and they were all rooting for her (she does a lot for Children in Need) - I assumed it was cancer but didn't hear anything else about it.

Toothache and Gloworm, she is the Marketing Director (?) of a fantastic company called Lakeland (kitchenware, storage, craft stuff) and we have a sort of running joke on MN about her 'cos she sends individual letters out with the catalogues about what is going on in her life and what great new products she has tried.

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mammya · 01/06/2004 11:16

If I could I'd go to the R2 website and listen to the Terry Wogan show but can't right now...

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mumbojumbo · 01/06/2004 11:16

I heard it on Radio 2 - Terry Wogan was talking about it.

Twinkie · 01/06/2004 11:16

Theres still apicture of her ontheir website - you would think if she had met an untimely end they would have suspended the site or soemthing!!

Fio2 · 01/06/2004 11:16

she wasnt that old was she?

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mammya · 01/06/2004 11:17

Ah so I didn't imagine it then if someone else heard it..

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Tinker · 01/06/2004 11:21

I caught something on Wogan about it but didn't catch her name.

aloha · 01/06/2004 11:28

What??? I've put her into a feature I've written. Eeek.

SoupDragon · 01/06/2004 11:31

You can listen to the Wogan show again from the Radio 2 website.

Gingerbear · 01/06/2004 11:48

could someone email Lakeland??

jampot · 01/06/2004 11:54

I have just called Customer Services and delicately enquired and it's true she died on Friday evening...

NomDePlume · 01/06/2004 11:57

How ? What happened to her ? How bizzare !

jampot · 01/06/2004 11:57

apparently she'd been ill for a while...

starry · 01/06/2004 11:58

OMG! How terrible. Who will take over from her now?

Gingerbear · 01/06/2004 12:00

very sad news.

Feel like we knew her personally and in spite of all the mickey taking, am sure we held her dear to our hearts.

She will be sadly missed.

We should write a collective letter to Lakeland.

starry · 01/06/2004 12:06

Can't believe i won't be getting anymore letters from her
God, I was only just looking at the latest Lakeland catalogue this morning so as I could use my £3 voucher up.
And she only got married a while ago didn't she?

Yorkiegirl · 01/06/2004 14:23

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