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South Yorkshire Singing

Wood Lane Countryside Centre,
Stannington, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Saturday, February 21, 2015

The annual South Yorkshire All-Day Sacred Harp singing was called to order by Sarah West leading 31b. Benny Ross offered the opening prayer.

The following officers were elected or appointed to serve: Chairperson—Sarah West; Arranging Committee—Ian West, Vicki Elliott, and Eimear O’Donovan; Secretary—Cath Ingham.

Leaders: Vicki Elliott 34b; Geoff Grainger 535; Eimear O’Donovan 48t; Benny Ross 166; Sue Lord 388; Duane Nasis 60; Liam Kirby 131b; Hannah Land 480; Ed Paton-Williams 229; Lin James 148; Steve Brett 119; Erin Johnson-Hill 217; Phil Tyler 184; Michael Walker 36t; Helen Brown 422; Calum Woods and Rosalind Woods 38b; Ted Brown 105; Margaret Gillanders 440; Ian West 106.

RECESS

Eimear O’Donovan called the class to order leading 171. Leaders: Vicki Elliott 277; Benny Ross 474; Nigel Bowley 113; Colin Higgins 29t; Liam Kirby and Maureen Kirby 282; Sarah West 112; Kate Kirwan 436.

Ted Brown conducted the memorial lesson and read the names of the following recently deceased: Bill Kerridge, Rina Rogers, Doris Leach, Geoffrey Nathan, John Selvey, Danny Arms, Sassie Davidson and Maggie Boyle. He also spoke for the following sick and housebound: Cath Tyler, Anna Pfau, Sister Pippa and Daphene Causey. Ted Brown led 77t and closed the memorial lesson with a prayer.

Leaders: Erin Johnson-Hill 235; Hannah Land 475; Calum Woods 406; Phil Owen 383; Geoff Grainger 503; Duane Nasis 76b; Sue Lord 111b; Margaret Gillanders 534; Steve Brett 225t. Hannah Land offered the blessing for the midday meal.

LUNCH

The afternoon session was called to order by Ed Paton-Williams leading 102. Leaders: Ian West 415; Lin James 178; Michael Walker 522; Phil Tyler 442; Helen Brown and Ted Brown 426b; Kate Kirwan 532 (for Anna Pfau); Steve Brett 165; Eimear O’Donovan 278t; Erin Johnson-Hill 424; Hannah Land 280; Sarah West 201; Benny Ross 350; Liam Kirby 548; Nigel Bowley 513; Colin Higgins 313b; Duane Nasis 568; Phil Owen 542; Calum Woods 138t; Margaret Gillanders 556; Sue Lord 124.

RECESS

Vicki Elliott and Amanda Elliott called the class to order leading 47t. Leaders: Geoff Grainger 569b; Ted Brown 338; Steve Brett 491; Margaret Gillanders 391; Phil Tyler 477; Michael Walker 103; Colin Higgins 203; Liam Kirby 205; Erin Johnson-Hill and Ed Paton-Williams 314; Ian West 445; Sue Lord 381; Kate Kirwan 411; Benny Ross and Lin James 294; Calum Woods 83t; Nigel Bowley 565; Hannah Land 73t; Helen Brown and Ted Brown 187 (for Daphene Causey); Duane Nasis 79; Eimear O’Donovan 290.

Sarah West led 347 as the closing song. Helen Brown offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Sarah West; Secretary—Cath Ingham