A PROMINENT local activist has died at the age of 93.

Norah Kendall, who lived in Baildon, signed up for the Auxiliary Territorial Service - the women's branch of the Army - during the Second World War when she was 18, and was heavily involved with the Armed forces for the rest of her life.

She was a founding member of the Bradford branch of the Women's Royal Army Corps, and served as the association's standard bearer.

Her daughter, Christine Johnson said: "My mother was well liked and a lot of people will miss her.

"She was standard bearer until she literally could no longer carry it, and represented the branch at remembrance services, marches and the remembrance concert at St George's Hall.

"She served with the ATS in Germany and Belgium. The Armed forces were a big part of her life.

"On top of that, she worked at Salts Mill until it closed, was a member of the Saltaire Local History Group, visited schools to speak to children about the Second War, recorded talking storybooks for the blind, and helped with the British Legion's poppy appeal."

"The British Legion is sending a standard bearer to her funeral, and it will be carried by a man who first met my mother when he was 16."

When he said he would be "honoured" to be standard bearer at her mother's funeral, Mrs Johnson said she had to "hold back the tears".

Mrs Kendall was married to Jack Kendall, who died in 1980, and leaves daughters, Christine and Shirley, son, Richard, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Her funeral takes place at Nab Wood Crematorium in Shipley, at 12.40pm on Thursday, March 23.