It is with sadness that we announce the death of The Revd Leonard Dutton, aged 90, on 8 November 2025.
Len was ordained in Leicester in 1967, serving curacies in St John the Baptist, Knighton, until 1970, and in Chilvers Coton in the Diocese of Coventry from 1970 until 1973. Len later served as Rector in the Benefice of Hathern between 1973 and 1979, when he moved to serve as Vicar of Holy Trinity Ashby-de-la-Zouch until his retirement in 2004. Len held the Bishop’s Permission to Officiate in this diocese from 2004 until 2016 and served faithfully as a member of St David's Broom Leys during his retirement.
Len’s funeral will be on Wednesday 26 November at 12pm at Bretby Crematorium. All are welcome to attend the funeral, or a Service of Thanksgiving being held on Sunday 19 April 2026, 2:30pm at St David's Church, Broom Leys.