Great Harwood: The Funeral of Dr Rob Grayson

Mourners gathered at St Bartholemew's Church in Great Harwood yesterday to pay their respects to Dr Robert Grayson, son of Rishton Councillor Harry Grayson and his wife, Carol.

Rob passed away suddenly in the early hours on Thursday 10th August at the age of 45 after suffering an aneurysm. He helped run the Great Harwood Medical Group, based at the new health centre, and the High Street surgery in Rishton, serving more than 8,000 people.

Family, friends and colleagues attended the funeral service at St Bartholomew’s Church in Great Harwood at 12.00pm and over a hundred people were left standing outside. This was followed by a private cremation in Accrington.

Dr Grayson, who lived in Chatburn, leaves wife Kirsty, son Dominic, 12, daughter Georgina, 14, stepson Dermot, 13 and stepdaughter Kiera, 11.


At a meeting of the full Council later in the evening, the Mayor of Hyndburn, Cllr Marlene Haworth, held a minute's silence during the announcements in memoriam.

Donations in Rob's memory are requested to The British Heart Foundation c/o Sarah Lord, practice manager at the Great Harwood Medical Group on Water Street.