The annual New Years
Day Singing was called to order by Helen Brown leading song on page
171. A warm welcome
was extended to all and Ruth Steggles offered the morning prayer.
Leaders: Ruth
Steggles 47t;
Michael Walker 134;
Maria Wallace 448t;
Chris Brown 114;
Linda Reed 300; Ted
Brown 49b; Rosalind
Oldham 54t (CB); Benny Ross
143; Sharon
Langridge 350; Steve
Fletcher 40; Judy
Whiting 212; Hannah
Land 98 (CB); Sarah West
101t; Ruth Steggles
107; Chris Brown
275t; Gillian White
49t.
RECESS
Judy Whiting called
the class back to order leading song on page
480. Leaders: Steve
Walsh 503; Linda
Davies-Holmes 268;
Margaret Gillanders 500 (CB); Ted Brown 505 (CB); Sharon Langridge 563
(CB); Michael Walker 456;
Linda Reed 344;
Steve Fletcher 100;
Rosalind Oldham 148;
Benny Ross 38t;
Helen Brown 50b.
Hannah Land offered grace for the mid-day meal.
LUNCH
Sarah West
re-convened the class with
84. Leaders: Hannah
Land 228; Steve
Welch 501; Linda
Davies-Holmes 178;
Maria Wallace 146;
Margaret Gillanders 33b;
Michael Walker 559 (CB); Judy Whiting 507b (CB); Ruth Steggles 511t
(CB); Sharon Langridge
515.
The Memorial Lesson
was conducted by Gillian White and the names of the following deceased
were read from the list: Stan Shaw, Jean Cousins, John Etheridge (FL),
Frank Hathaway (AL), Amanda Denson (AL), Ivy Hughes, Beatrice Davies,
Roy West, Lee Rogers (GA), Rev’d John (Jack) Walne, Yvonne Blake, Adrian
Mitchell, Cicely Mary Smith-Bird, Sara Bernstone, Derek Froome, Don
Chapman, Munro Dennis, Eileen White, John. Ted Brown spoke for the Sick
and Housebound and the names of the following were read out: Olen J
Osborne (OH), Sue Briggs, David Daykin, Dorothy Williams, Ann Cox,
Philip Higgins, David Lee, Gladys Buchanan, Barry Hills, Kathy
Armstrong, Derek Lee, Les, Joan Mattock, Mick Lovely, Andy, Ruth
Parrish. Helen and Ted Brown led the song on page 96 (CB - 2006) for
all those remembered and Gillian White concluded the Lessons by leading
the class in prayer. Leaders: Steve Fletcher
106; Linda Reed
147t.
RECESS
Chris Brown called
the class back singing
338. Leaders: Helen Brown 573 (CB); Benny Ross
318; Sarah West
288; Steve Welch
479; Hannah Land
472; Linda
Davies-Holmes 209;
Margaret Gillanders 475;
Michael Walker 495;
Judy Whiting 546;
Ruth Steggles 547;
Ted Brown 99; Sharon
Langridge 496; Steve
Fletcher 481.
Following
announcements, Helen Brown led 95 (CB 2006) as the closing song.
Simon White offered the closing prayer and the class was dismissed.
Chair -- Helen Brown;
Vice-chair -- Ted Brown; Arranging Committee -- Sarah West and Maria
Wallace; Secretary -- Margaret Gillanders.
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