A school has created a lasting memory to a headteacher who "lived for the school" after she died days after her wedding.
Sarah Peacock began to suffer from headaches and collapsed at the school where she worked as a headteacher. Having sought help, she was soon diagnosed with a brain tumour and immediately started treatment.
She and her partner Richard Hewitson, 50, held onto the dream of having a "fantastic wedding" once her chemotherapy was over, but the cancer came back even more aggressively in autumn 2021, prompting them to move from Chester to Formby to be with her family. Tragically, the 46-year-old died just days after marrying Richard Hewitson in January last year.
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Since then, tributes have been pouring in as loved ones remember the "fabulous" woman. Staff and pupils at Our Lady of Good Help school, Wavertree, previously came together to celebrate Sarah's life, but now, with the help of the wider community, they have created an outdoor garden in her memory.
Jen Foster said: "I know how dearly missed she is. Parents always say how much she meant to the school, everyone was devastated when she passed away.
"She lived for the school, it was her whole life, and the families as well. She went out of her way to make sure the children were her number one priority."
Husband Richard told the ECHO it was an honour to have the garden in Sarah's memory. He said: "It's looking amazing. It means such a lot.
"This was her first school, she loved it, it made such a difference to her life and will be an amazing tribute. There's an artist planned to make a peacock which is a momentum to her name. It's such a wonderful space, she would've loved it for the children, so they have a place to go when they need space.
"To me, Sarah was a wonderful person but to everyone else, they called her an angel. She would do anything for anybody and was incredible, always doing things for people."
Speaking about the memorial garden, Jen added: "We wanted to make a nice space for the children to go if they feel overwhelmed, they can have a space to sit, have some shelter and do some quiet reading or play board games. We've had a couple of small grants but the community has really come together.
"One neighbour across the road has given up many Saturdays, as well as many members of the community, to help with this. Dobbies contributed plants, everyone has really come together to develop this garden in memory of Sarah."
It is hoped the garden will be officially opened this week and Sarah's husband Richard will be first there to plant a tree in her memory.
Jen told the ECHO: "It's just lovely to see so many people give up their time, parents, grandparents, people from church, the community, all coming together. It's such a nice feel to bring everyone together with the shared purpose.
"The children have been working on this project for quite a while, a small group in Key Stage Two called the Wellbeing Warriors, they researched the shelter they wanted and designed the area."
The ECHO previously reported that Sarah would greet kids at the school gate every day, showering people with hugs and a "huge smile". The "fantastic teacher" took the primary school from 'requires improvement' when she took over in 2017 to 'good' by the next Ofsted inspection in 2018.
Headteacher Mark McQuiston, who was Sarah's deputy, said her legacy lives on in the "lovely, warm, family school".
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