Holmfirth Sacred Harp Day
Fourth Singing Day
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Choppards Mission
Holmfirth,
West
Yorkshire |
Saturday, 29 March 2008
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The fourth Holmfirth Sacred Harp Day was held at Choppards Mission in the
Pennine Hills above Holmfirth in Yorkshire on the last Saturday of March.
The day began with a prayer led by Helen Brown. There was then a singing
school when Carmel Wood, Simon Dumpleton and Helen Brown explained the
shape note system and the traditions of the hollow square. The class
learned with 47t, 503 and 39t. The Chairman, Cath Ingham, then called
the class to order with 127.
Leaders: Ian West 276; Ted Brown 49b; Judy Whiting 171; Michael Walker 53;
Margaret Gillanders 84; Benny Ross 28t; Sarah Pinney 282; Simon Dumpleton
146; Jacqui Selby-MacLeod 122; Peter Knudssen 503; Sally Greaves-Lord 501;
Carmel Wood 457; Helen Brown offered a prayer for the meal.
LUNCH
Ian West called the class to order with 479. Leaders: Sharon Langridge
117; Chris Brown 40; Paul Chillingworth 47b; Helen Brown 68b; Ted Brown
108t; Richard Percival 494. The memorial lesson was led by Judy Whiting
leading 475 for Amanda Denson, Mike Beswick, Ken Ross, Vera Ross, Roy
West, Peter Hampson, Denis Rungen and La Rue Allen. Chris Brown led 178
for the sick and housebound, Jean McDougall, Betty & Sid Dumpleton,
Stan Shaw, Joan Mattock, Joanna Keable and Mel Browne.
Leaders: Margaret Gillanders 371; Jenny Reid 35; Michael Walker 145t;
Sarah Pinney 504; Benny Ross; 441; Judy Whiting 546; Simon Dumpleton 448t;
Jacqui Selby-MacLeod 448b; Peter Knudssen 148; Sally Greaves- Lord 74b;
Carmel Wood 31t; Ian West 324.
RECESS
Chris Brown called the class to order with 128. Leaders: Maria Wallace
159; Richard Percival 569b; Sharon Langridge 155; Ted Brown 378t; Helen
Brown 142; Margaret Gillanders 99; Jenny Reid 350; Michael Walker 134;
Sarah & Jenny Pinney 186; Benny Ross 299; Jacqui Selby- MacLeod 143; Simon
Dumpleton 285b; Peter Knudssen 515; Carmel Wood 168; Richard Percival
313b.
After announcements and reports it was agreed to meet again on the last
Saturday in March 2009. The Chairman Cath Ingham, Judy Whiting, Chris
Brown, Carmel Wood, and Simon Dumpleton led 323t and Helen Brown said a
closing prayer.
Secretary: Judy Whiting. |
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