Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The annual Lewes Sacred Harp Singing Day was called to order by Rachel Jordan leading 52t. The opening prayer was offered by Jean Mahoney. Leaders: Nick Hall 68b; Rob Mahoney 86; Ian Lamb 28b; Natalie Edelman 503; Iain Paxon 28t; Werner Ullah 49t; Eleanor Callaghan 39t; Will Spendlove 492; Neil Horlock 65; Steve Welch 569t; Pete Eiseman-Renyard 117; Jacqui Selby 82t; Martina Bador 268; Seth Dickens 47t; Wilfrid Wood 56b; Teresa Maguire 67; Jacqui Knowles 111b; Emily Bador 445; Scarlett Lassoff 448t.

RECESS

The second session commenced with Nick Hall leading 146. Leaders: Arthur Swindells 477; Will Spendlove 435; Natalie Edelman 547; Ian Lamb 551; Werner Ullah 448b; Jacqui Selby 134; Neil Horlock 324; Eleanor Callaghan 159; Teresa Maguire 31t.

Seth Dickens spoke for the following sick and housebound: MaryLou Farmer, Peter Polish, Julie Harris, Brian Jaques, Ann Lawrence, Sam Lawrence, Gavin Lawrence, David Schildkamp, Sheila Girling Macadam, Nicki Macadam, Jan Green, Cynthia Park, Robin Nicholson, Ted Simonds, Susanne Rolli, Ram Ramamurthy, Stephanie Ramamurthy, Clive Woolf, Megan Streb and Emily Georgliou. He read the following list of names of the deceased: Helen Dent, Emily Webster, Dawn Jeffrey, Louise Wilson, Christine Battell, John White, Kinky Friedman, Steven Black, Jim Beggs and Tony Briffa, and led 348t in their honour. Rob Mahoney closed the memorial lesson with prayer.

Singing resumed with Rowan Simms leading 538. Leaders: Rachel Jordan 565; Nigel Bowley 73b; Pete Eiseman-Renyard 135; Wilfrid Wood 122; Rob Mahoney 535; Steve Welch 147b; Brenda Bowley 101b. Ian Lamb offered Grace before the noon meal.

LUNCH

The class was called back to order by Nick Hall leading 350. Leaders: Jacqui Knowles 340; Maggie Eiseman-Renyard 121; Scarlett Lassoff 384; Martina Bador 282; Arthur Swindells 440; Wilfrid Wood 274t; Iain Paxon 183; Rachel Jordan 189; Emily Bador 418; Werner Ullah 457; Jacqui Selby 141; Teresa Maguire 276; Nick Hall 105; Eleanor Callaghan 481; Wilfrid Wood 339; Rowan Simms 479; Will Spendlove 49b; Brenda Bowley 99; Pete Eiseman-Renyard 334; Seth Dickens 198.

RECESS

Rob Mahoney brought the class back to order for the last session leading 209. Leaders: Connie Des Marais 505; Neil Horlock 504; Ian Lamb 287; Emily Bador 480; Nigel Bowley 47b; Scarlett Lassoff 277; Sebastian May 442; Steve Welch 489; Iain Paxon 187; Jacqui Knowles 163b; Arthur Swindells 441; Martina Bador 30t; Rachel Jordan 472; Ian Lamb 569b; Neil Horlock 400; Werner Ullah 313b; Connie Des Marais 318. 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. Milly Murphy offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairperson—Rachel Jordan; Secretary—Nick Hall