A tree was planted in Tudorville Cemetery on Boxing Day to celebrate the lives of Leslie Price, his wife Edith and their son Michael. During the ceremony, attended by sons, Roger and Anthony Price and their families, a plaque was placed in front of the tree.

Les and Edith were both well-known members of the Ross community. Les, who died in December 2007, worked for 40 years for SHACS, the South Herefordshire Agricultural Cooperative Society.

For 27 of those years, until 1983, when the company was taken over by Newent Farmers, he was as its general manager. During his time at SHACS, and beyond, he was active on many fronts: he served for a number of years as President of Ross Chamber of Commerce, as District Commissioner for the Scouts and later as Secretary of the Ross Congregational (later United Reformed) Church.

He compered local beauty contests, acted in several plays presented at the Roxy Cinema by the Ross Operatic and Dramatic Society (ROADS), produced and took part in the Scout Gang Shows at Ross Secondary Modern, and acted as Master of Ceremonies during the arrival of Santa Claus at the Market Place.

He played this role from 1956 to the mid-nineties, encouraging the many present to sing along with the carol singers and Town Band. One moment of fame he fondly remembered was when he took part in the popular radio quiz show 'Have a Go' during which Wilfred Pickles interviewed a number of representatives from Ross and asked them general knowledge questions. Les won the quiz and a joint of Herefordshire beef.

Edith Price taught at Ross County Primary School for many years, both in Cantilupe Road and at Ashfield Park. She was a member of the WI as well as of the Ross Choral Society. Her sons recall how frequently she was greeted in town by the many pupils from her classes now fully-grown and themselves parents.

Michael Price was Les and Edith's second son. He was born with spina bifida and gave the Price family much heartache but also considerable joy.

Despite his condition, Michael lived a happy and fulfilling life till he died when he was 14. Members of the Ross Congregational Church recall the times when, as member of the Sunday School, he bravely sang to the congregation.

After Edith's death in 1994, Les moved to Romsey, Hampshire, where he remarried in 1995. His second wife died a year later from cancer. Les was active in the United Reformed Church there, did a lot if voluntary work in the area, for which he received an award from the Mayor of Romsey, and sang in the Romsey Male Voice Choir.

He suffered a stroke in 2001 and eventually returned to the Ross area in 2002 when he moved to Brockhampton Nursing Home. Here he passed away on 27th December 2007.