Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The annual Lewes Sacred Harp Singing Day was called to order by Rachel Jordan leading 34b. The opening prayer was offered by Edwin Macadam. Leaders: Nick Hall 163t; Eleanor Callaghan 474; Rob Mahoney 107; Iain Paxon 344; Ron Hollman 442; Natalie Edelman 86; Ian Lamb 515; Steve Biggs 276; Neil Horlock 324; James Roche 147t; Steve Welch 569t; Tom Gerber 148; Oskar Kvasnes 452.

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The class was brought back to order by Sheila Girling Macadam leading 47t. Leaders: Werner Ullah 503; Samuel Turner 274b; Teresa Maguire 67; Joyce Smith 34t; Edwin Macadam 288; Steve Brett 56t; Nick Hall 448t; James Roche 489; Eleanor Callaghan 48b; Rob Mahoney 268; Ian Lamb 551; Neil Horlock 400; Rachel Jordan 122 (for Seth Dickens); Steve Biggs 178.

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The third session commenced with Ron Hollman leading 444. Leaders: Iain Paxon 183; Steve Welch 147b; Edwin Macadam 330b. Rob Mahoney spoke for the sick and housebound and Jean Mahoney read their names as follows: Elizabeth Roche, Jon Jaffa, Seth Dickens, Ian Prior, Mike Rayment, Steven Black, Lin Cawthorne, Noreen Shaw, Louise Wilson and Herta Hoenisch. Rob then spoke for the deceased and Jean read the following names: Alice Duggan, Charlotte James, Eddie Mountfield, Jerry Barty, Teresa Cavallar, Richard Drane, Anna Zamboni, David Adler, Ernest Preston, Mike Cooper, Richard Spong, Chris Judge, Brigid Hurn, John Heptinstall, Lydia Lewallen, David Thorpe, Graham DeZarn, and Michael Keane. Rob Mahoney led 70t in their memory, and closed the memorial with prayer.

Leaders: Joyce Smith 69t; Sheila Girling Macadam 430; Teresa Maguire 129; Oskar Kvasnes 378t; Steve Brett 358 (for Helen and Ted Brown). Milly Murphy offered Grace before the mid-day meal.

LUNCH

The class was called back to order by Brenda Bowley leading 159. Leaders: Tom Gerber 108b; Nigel Bowley 113; Nick Hall 314; Catherine Roberts 556; Sheila Girling Macadam 103; Rachel Jordan 500; Werner Ullah 457; Steve Brett 336; Edwin Macadam 550; Eleanor Callaghan 481; Samuel Turner 378b; Joyce Smith 300; Nick Hall 455; James Roche 528; Oskar Kvasnes 384; Ron Hollman 547; Neil Horlock 504; Teresa Maguire 71; Steve Biggs 49b.

RECESS

The final session commenced with Iain Paxon leading 99. Leaders: Rob Mahoney 163b; Brenda Bowley 101b; Ian Lamb 287; Catherine Roberts 445; Steve Welch 50b; Nigel Bowley 565; Samuel Turner 189; Werner Ullah 278t; Sheila Girling Macadam 114; James Roche 143; Edwin Macadam 499; Oskar Kvasnes 350; Teresa Maguire 72b. Announcements were made.

Rachel Jordan thanked all who had helped in any way to make this singing possible, and then she and Nick Hall led 347 as the closing song. Ian Lamb offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Rachel Jordan; Secretaries—Nick Hall, James Roche, and David Garman