The third annual
West Yorkshire Sacred Harp Day was held at Haworth Methodist Church in the
United Kingdom, on Saturday before the third Sunday in November. The day
began with a one-hour singing school taught by Cath Tyler. The class received
instruction in major and minor scales and sang
47t for practice.
Recess
Chris Brown called
the class back together leading
34b. Rev. Paul
Sanderson led the opening prayer. Leaders: Judy Whiting
49b,
107; Mick Verrier
106,
272; Benny Ross
535,
173; Anna Baldini
299,
86; Phil Tyler
495,
330t; Sarah Pinney
and Cath Tyler 74b;
Helen Brown 48t,
278t; Paul
Sanderson 268,
276; Cath Tyler
155,
448b; Mick Verrier
201,
148; Anna Baldini
159,
40. Helen Brown gave
thanks for the noon meal.
Lunch
The singing resumed
with Chris Brown leading
503. Leaders: Chris Brown
441; Judy Whiting
569b,
474; Benny Ross
209,
178; Diane Sanderson
66,
117; Phil Tyler
442,
566.
The memorial lesson
was conducted by Bob Schofield, who read the names of the deceased and
led 28t in their
memory: Stan Whiting, Mary Kellaway, Liese Brown, Alec Brown, Jim
Kenyon, David Hollingsworth, John Birmingham, Joe Scurfield, Keith
Morris, Barbara Foster, Wilma Elliot, Peter Whitehall, Brenda Anfield,
Bob Boyes, Imogene Rose Giles, Lillian Biggs, Bill Rocken, Stanley Kos,
Mary Turner, Peter Sumner, and Frank Wallace.
Judy Whiting spoke
for the sick and housebound, read the names, and led
33b in their honor:
Mike Walker, Hazel Walker, Vivienne Davinson, Christine Hopkinson,
Dwight Diller, Jim Oss, Mark Jones, Sarah Bacon, Jessica Lloyd, and
Pat’s mum. Cath Tyler closed the memorial and led
499b.
Helen Brown led 354t
and 99.
Recess
Chris Brown called
the singing back to order with
38b. Leaders: Phil
Tyler 122; Paul
Sanderson 198; Cath
Tyler 430; Diane
Sanderson 344; Benny
Ross 291; Helen
Brown 186.
In a short business
session, singers voted to continue an annual singing in Haworth on the
Saturday before the third Sunday in November.
Judy Whiting led
347 as the closing
song. The closing prayer was offered by Rev Paul Sanderson, and the
class was dismissed.
Chairman--Chris
Brown; Secretaries--Judy Whiting and Cath Tyler. |