The
thirteenth 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. Joe Vickers said an opening
prayer. Leaders; Chris Brown 47t; Vicki Elliot 48t; Hannah Land 56t;
Cath Ingham 63; Joe Vickers 501; Sarah West 74b; Calum Woods 37b; Eimear
O’Donovan 176b; Richard Mayers 74t; Michael Faulkner 268; Michael Walker
138b; Scott Lewin 376; Mark Wardlaw 303; Erin Johnson Williams 205; Jan
Geerts 278b; Fynn Titford-Mock 127; Colin Monson 210 Helen Brown 39b.
RECESS
Cath Saunt called the class to order with 171. Leaders; Tom Greig 101;
Penny Macbeth, Julie Russell and Tom 159; Jo Ellis 209; Ed Johnson
Williams 425; Judy Whiting 354t; Ted Brown 510; Joy Spreadborough 457;
Teresa Maguire 67; Richard Mayers 455; Phil Tyler 217; Jan Geerts 319;
Colin Monson 274t; Sarah West 548; Michael Faulkner 228; Hannah Land
436; Joe Vickers 182; Calum Woods 80t; Fynn Titford-Mock 459; Eimear
O’Donovan and Chris 445; Michael Walker 306; Cornelia van den Doel 178;
Chris Brown 475. John Copperwheat gave thanks for the noon meal.
LUNCH
Tom Greig called the class back to order with 348. Leaders: Mark Wardlaw
160; Vicki Elliot (for Barry and Sam) 187; Martyn Boddy 276; Ed Johnson
Williams 196; Carl Dallas and Eimear O’Donovan 38b; Ted Brown 410t; Phil
Tyler 451; Ann Chesterton and Vicki Elliot 47b; Maria Wallace 142; Scott
Lewin 49b; Hannah Land 399.
Richard Mayers conducted the memorial lesson and read the names of the
deceased; Raymond Hamrick GA, Joyce Harrison GA, Mary Newell of Dalton;
Kate Davis of Dublin, Oliver Kindig-Stokes PA, Ian Whiting of
Barrow-upon-Humber, Michael Spittal of London, Eileen Wilson of Nailsea,
Mike Smith of Malton, Ellen Banks NY, Janet Barrett of Bradford, Jane
Hughes of Bradford, Joan Mattock of Leicester, Charles Gwilt of Cannock
and John Junior Armstrong of KS. Richard also spoke for the sick and
housebound: Robin Fox, Paul Wyatt, Myrle Jones, Curtis and Edith Owen,
Dolores Lee, Gordon Hoyland, Sylvia Smail; Zam Walker, Dot Green, Cath
Tyler, Jim Mitchell, Sister Pippa, Ruth Steggles, Melissa Kelley, Lin
James; Samantha Cole, Stuart Russell and Pat Macbeth. For them he led
331 and said a prayer.
Leaders: Cath Ingham 339; Helen Brown 392.
RECESS
Sarah West called the class to order with 544;
Leaders: Joy Spreadborough 277; Martyn Boddy 163t; Judy Whiting 466; Guy
Whitmore 162; Julie Russell and Penny Macbeth 122; Teresa Maguire 65;
Erin Johnson Williams 495; Cath Saunt 426t; Margaret Bradshaw 105; Jo
Ellis 497; Maria Wallace 504; Karen Turner 313t; Michael Walker and
James 212; Ed Johnson Williams 384; Hannah Land 189; Phil Tyler 477;
Fynn Titford-Mock 98; Helen and Ted Brown 373; Mark Wardlaw 515; Eimear
O’Donovan 296; Calum Woods 482.
Chris Brown, Judy Whiting and Calum Woods led the closing song 323t and
Calum offered the closing prayer. The class was dismissed.
Chairman--Chris Brown; Vice Chairman Judy Whiting.
Secretary-- Cath Ingham. |