She added: “Her last birthday was an Elsie-fest and today we are continuing that theme.” In a tribute, teacher Katie Sykes, from Farnborough Road School, said: “She made everybody smile just by being her.” A stunning floral scene for all three girls could be seen in front of the Town Hall following the attack which King Charles also visited last year.
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Helen Marshall, 71, a member of the Lord Street in Bloom gardening group, who knew Alice and Elsie watched in wonder at the tributes that have been left and painted a picture of people wanting to celebrate the girls lives as well as mourn their terrible loss.
‘Are you Bebe’s dad?’ As soon as I said yes she said she had passed away.” Bebe’s mum added: "Bebe operated on such a high frequency.
“There are teddy bears, thousands of flowers, some days we didn’t know where to turn, we put them in water, try and display them as well as possible, there are little children that come with things, my granddaughter brought her toy,” Helen, a retired schoolteacher told The Mirror at the time.