Dolly Fairbrother

Dolly Fairbrother was a shy, quietly-spoken pensioner who was introduced to Ena Sharples in the snug of the Rovers by Minnie Caldwell. The residents were in a battle with Weatherfield council over a sharp increase in their rates and a meeting had been organised by WARP (the Weatherfield Association of Rent Payers) in the Community Centre for the evening of 26th May. The meeting was run by Ernest Bishop and Harry Goulden. Len Fairclough, who had already crossed their paths, had refused to attend and it was Alf Roberts who took most of the flak from the audience. His counter-arguments were cohesive and somewhat persuasive however Ena bullied Dolly into standing up and saying her piece. She told the audience that she was a part-time waitress at council receptions and passed round a menu which outlined the expensive foods and posh wines offered. The furious audience easily reacted to the call for a rates strike which followed her story.