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Winchester Singing

St Paul’s Church Hall, Winchester, United Kingdom

Saturday, August 13, 2023

The 6th annual Winchester All-Day Singing was held on the second Sunday in August. The class was called to order by Nigel Bowley leading 33b. Edwin

Macadam offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Brenda Bowley 288; Kathryn Whelan 47b; Megan Streb 146; Toby Goss 37b; Neil Horlock 65; Edwin Macadam 313t; Al Williams 153; Sheila Girling Macadam 29t; Aldo Ceresa 56t; Barry Parsons 176t; Michael Walker 82t; Nick Hall 448t; Inga Buckland 32b; Jacqui Knowles 178; Pete Eisman Reynard 56b; Steve Brett 108t; Derek Buckland 34t; Jan Lawrence 540; Rachel Jordan 52t; Natalie Edelman 86; Maggie Eisman Reynard 89; Joyce Smith 30b; Steve Welch 489; Toby Goss 228.

RECESS

The class was called back to order by Nick Hall leading 31t. Leaders: Neil Horlock 504; Edwin Macadam 352; Nigel Bowley 277; Al Williams 77b; Brenda Bowley 111b; Sheila Girling Macadam 481; Aldo Ceresa 472; Inga Buckland 411 (for Eva Striebeck).

Michael Walker conducted the memorial lesson. He read the following names of the sick and shut-ins: Joss Tait, Michelle Rice, Callum Woods, Samantha Cole, Eva Striebeck and Uschi Nolte.

He then read the following list of names of the deceased: Lydia Lewallen—North Carolina, USA; Juanita Beasley and Hubert Nall—Alabama, USA; Melanie Hauff—Illinois, USA; Gracie Knowles—Tennessee, USA; Doreen Carlyle—St-Annes-on-sea; David Akhurst—Stroud; Keith Pigott—Hornchurch; David Thorpe—London; Jenny Bancroft—Ross-on-Wye; Nigel Eagle—Stanton Harcourt; Charlotte James—Chatham; Eddie Mountfield and Chris Winter—Lewes; Mike Cooper—Catsfield; Morag Smith—Falmouth; Micheal Keane—Bristol. Michael Walker led 290.

Leaders: Barry Parsons 476; Jacqui Knowles 159; Pete Eisman Reynard 276; Steve Brett 426t; Derek Buckland 278t; Jan Lawrence 314; Joyce Smith 371; Maggie Eisman Reynolds 133; Rachel Jordan 564; Nick Hall 217. Megan Streb offered thanks for the noon meal.

LUNCH

Brenda Bowley called the class back to order by leading 445. Leaders: Nigel Bowley 466; Nick Hall 454; Aldo Ceresa 532; Steve Brett 442; Michael Walker 292; Rachel Jordan 522; Edwin Macadam 528; Barry Parsons 234; Sheila Girling Macadam 142; Neil Horlock 400; Brenda Bowley 99; Natalie Edelman 457; Toby Goss 515; Steve Welch 569t; Derek Buckland 44; Joyce Smith 426b; Al Williams 49b; Inga Buckland 496; Pete Eisman Reynard 497; Jacqui Knowles 84; Jan Lawrence 318.

RECESS

Al Williams called the class back to order by leading 128. Leaders: Billy Boulton 268; Maggie Eisman Reynard 72b; Natalie Edelman 503; Neil Horlock 324; Derek Buckland 61; Rachel Jordan 344; Steve Welch 147b; Joel Parkinson 419; Edwin Macadam 200; Inga Buckland 124; Nick Hall 455; Diane Heywood 282; Michael Walker 280; Joyce Smith 285t; Barry Parsons 82b; Sheila Girling Macadam 114; Steve Brett 225t; Aldo Ceresa 182; Pete Eisman Reynard 63; Michael Walker 69t.

Megan Streb and Nigel Bowley led 347 as the closing song. Al Williams offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Nigel Bowley; Vice Chairman—Megan Streb; Secretary—Neil Horlock