The tenth annual West Yorkshire Sacred Harp Day was held at Haworth
Methodist Church, in the United Kingdom, on Saturday before the third
Sunday in November.
Chris Brown began the
day by leading 52t. John Hopkinson said an opening prayer. Ruth Steggles
gave a short singing school for the new singers present in which she led
34b and 47b. Leaders; Chris Brown 49t; Sarah Hill 37b; Nadine Wills
448b; Hannah Land 503; Phil Tyler 171; Colin Higgins 313b; Joe Vickers
481; Cath Ingham 388; Byron Tyler 99; Benny Ross 34t; Bob Butler 547;
Josh Darby 65; Ruth Steggles 294; Anna and Connie Baldini 34b.
RECESS
Jo Ellis called the class to order with 31t. Leaders; Judy Whiting 68b;
Ted Brown 49b; Joe Vickers 163t; Geoff Grainger 89; Hannah Land 472;
Chris Brown 28b; Jo Ellis 473; Bob Butler 136; Judy Whiting 72b; Benny
Ross 330t; Anna Baldini 474; Sarah Hill 124; Ruth Steggles 535; Josh
Darby 441; Phil Tyler 344; Nadine Wills 66; Colin Higgins 122; Ted Brown
225t. Benny Ross gave thanks for the noon meal.
LUNCH
Phil Tyler called the class back to order with 212. Leaders: Sarah Hill;
384; Anna Baldini 146; Lin James 148; Geoff Grainger 268; Cath Ingham
87; Colin Higgins 47t; Jo Ellis 485; Ruth Steggles 430; Benny Ross 128;
Nadine Wills 168; Ted Brown 35.
Hannah Land conducted the memorial lesson and read the names of the
deceased; Gordon Corrick of Hull, Joe Reynolds of Denmead, Brenda
Grimshaw of Totton, Harold Newell of Dalton, Malcolm Robertson of
Maidstone, Jean Hill of Carlisle, Maureen Gamlin of Derby, David Daykin
of Nottinghamshire, Phillip Higgins of Oldham, Sirkka Tolppa of Finland,
Lonnie Rogers of Georgia and Marie Ivey of Alabama. She also spoke for
the sick and housebound: Barbara Wood, Tony Parkinson, Curtis Owen, Bea
Gilmore, Alan Jackson, Steve Foster, Cath Tyler, Irene Bown, John Hill,
Gabriella Baldini, Vicky Waterworth, Nana Baldini, and Carl Morrison.
For them all she led 330b and said a prayer.
Leaders: Sarah Hill 378b; Judy Whiting 432; Geoff Grainger 339; Lin
James 303b; Chris Brown 81t; Josh Darby 159; Hannah Land 343.
RECESS
Jo Ellis called the class to order with 192; Colin Higgins 77t; Phil
Tyler 436; Judy Whiting 150; Nadine Wills 235; Geoff Grainger 126; Sarah
Hill 318; Chris Brown 319; Josh Darby 299; Ted Brown 97; Lin James 287;
Hannah Land 228; Benny Ross 84; Ruth Steggles 454.
Chris Brown and Judy
Whiting led the closing song 323t. Benny Ross offered the closing
prayer, and the class was dismissed.
Chairmen--Chris Brown; Vice Chairman Judy Whiting.
Secretaries--Cath Ingham and Rose Hudson. |