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Sept 2022
'Help us get Judith home' - plea from family of missing Harrogate woman
A week on from the last confirmed sighting of missing Harrogate woman Judith Holliday, her family says they hope this weekend will bring the right result in their quest to get her home.
Judith, 73, was last seen on Saturday, August 27, when police believe she got a bus from Harrogate before flagging down a lift to North Rigton.
Speaking to the Stray Ferret, her niece Lucinda Edwards said she wanted people to understand Judith as a person and to help ensure she was brought back to her family.
Judith grew up in Harrogate, attending the former Belmont Birklands school. Lucinda said she loves visiting Bettys, as well as going out into the countryside, to places like Fewston and Swinsty reservoirs, for picnics and birdwatching.
She said:
Judith left the care home where she lives around 10.30am on Saturday, saying she was going to visit Lucinda, who lives nearby. However, she never arrived.
She was seen on CCTV heading from Harcourt Road towards the town centre, as well as at the bus station and in Library Gardens.
The latest sighting on the way to North Rigton was confirmed by police yesterday, after another report was received by someone who thought they saw in Wetherby last weekend.
Lucinda said:
Community response
The response from the community to Judith's disappearance has been encouraging to her family. Many people have shared social media posts about her, while local businesses have put up posters to raise awareness.
Posters are also available to take from Jarfull, Porters and Sligsby's coffee shop in central Harrogate, as the family hope they can cover a wider area with help from the public. Lucinda said:
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With Judith having been missing a week now, her family is asking people to be vigilant for her when out and about this weekend, and to check CCTV, doorbell cameras and dash cams from across the whole area since the time Judith was last seen.
Judith did not have bank cards or a bus pass with her, or access to a car, but could have been carrying a limited amount of cash.
Lucinda emphasised that Judith could be moving from place to place, even back towards Harrogate. She asked the community to keep looking wherever they were, even if it was not near previous sightings.
She added:
North Yorkshire Police said anyone with any information that could assist with the search should call 101 and quote reference number 12220153505.
Any immediate sightings should be reported via 999.
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