We are sad to report the death of Jill Panni.  We, both trustees and staff, offer our sincere condolences to her husband Aziz and to the whole family. 

We also want to express our appreciation of Jill and for all she did to help Centre 70 over many years do the things we do to serve people and communities in South London and beyond.   

Jill was a trustee of Centre 70 for nearly 16 years until she stepped down in July 2013 and acted as chair of trustees for some of this time. Before that Jill had joined Centre 70 as a volunteer adviser, wanting to use her previous experience when she ran an outreach programme of advice in the community.  She was great supporter of Centre 70 from the charity’s early days.  She caught and helped carry over many years the vision of Centre 70 to provide practical support, advice and counselling for those in need. 

Jill made herself available to provide practical help to staff, volunteers, trustees and supporters.  She shared her wisdom and experience to steer Centre 70 through many phases of the work.  Her energy and her endearing personality were applied to bring encouragement when spirits were lagging.  She was happy to serve in any way – whether calling in at the office to work on a funding application or to serve refreshments at Annual General Meetings.  Centre 70 is stronger from all she did.

A legacy Jill leaves is the enrichment she brought to us and to the many people Centre 70 has served over time.  We too at Centre 70 who knew her will sorely miss her.  But we have happy memories of her and of her positive approach to solving problems, her willingness to get involved to move things forward and the many other ways she was a blessing.   

To honour Jill, her family pledge to visit all 46 Great Trees of London by the end of 2025 raising funds for Centre 70 as they go. For more information visit https://localgiving.org/fundraising/greattreesoflondonchallenge 

The trustees and staff of Centre 70