Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The annual South Yorkshire All-Day Sacred Harp singing was held at the Wisewood Methodist Church in Sheffield. The class was called to order by Joshua Lant leading 460. Karen Arthur offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Jacoba Bruneel 406; Christopher Tedd 102; Sam Carter 74b; Claire Welford 31t; Joe Vickers 458; Lucy Atkinson 344; Chris Coombs 72b; Sarah West 179; Matthew Parkinson 132; Joyce Smith 56t; Tom Sprackland 384; Richard Mayers 110; Erin Johnson-Williams 204; Rowan Simms 191; Ted Brown 81t; Hannah Land 182; Toby Goss 539; Helen Brown 234; John Sprackland 276.

RECESS

Simon Dumpleton brought the class back to order leading 313t. Leaders: Chris Noren 236; David Fenton-Smith 70b; Brenda Bowley 138b; Peter Douglas Banks and Helen Brown 269 (for Jessica Beer and Robin Willis); Mika 77t; Sam Carter 65; Joy Spreadborough 299; Werner Ullah 278t; Nigel Bowley 113; Jo-anne Carlyle 163t; Peter Bourne 313b.

Karen Arthur offered the lesson for the deceased and for the sick and housebound. She read the following list of names of the sick and housebound: Cath Tyler, Edwin Macadam, Vicki Elliott, Adrian Turner, Robin Turner, Adam Barnes, Rosie Turner, Liz Knowles, Robin Willis, and John Baldini.

Karen then read the following list of names of the deceased: Zareer Masani, Dinos Nearchou, Peter Child, Constanze Denis, and Olive Gibson—London; Joyce Tyler—Kingsbridge; Jean Rogan—Consett; Damien Sweeney—Leicester; Kathleen Smith—Blue Anchor; Rob Mahony—Worthing on Sea; Simon White—Buxton; Robert Laycock—Derby; Janet Wilcox—Sherwood; Steve Biggs—Brighton; Peter Roberts—Sheffield; Peter Polish—Carmarthen, Wales; Dingo Dinkleman—South Africa; Jim Mose—New Hampshire, USA; Beverly Rollins Thompson—Georgia, USA; Jabbara Edwards and Reed Schilbach—Washington, USA; Ruthanne and Corrone Bryant—Maine and Florida, USA. Karen led 159 for all the above named.

Leaders: Sophie Lockhart 399b; Steve Brett 303; Ian West 500; Ted Simonds 100; Jan Geerts and Richard Mayers 263; Barry Parson 75. Grace for the mid-day meal was offered by Karen Arthur.

LUNCH

Tom Sprackland called the class back together by leading 128. Leaders: Matthew Parkinson 189; Caro Stamm-Reusch 217; Ed Johnson-Williams 411; Petra Ertl 216; Michael Walker and Erin Johnson-Williams 475; Sarah West 215; Keillor Mose 434; Sebastian Borckenhagen 56b; Hannah Land 198; Fynn Titford-Mock 280; Claire Welford 181; Steve Brett 542; Chris Noren 377; Brenda Bowley 318; Joe Vickers 300; Rowan Simms 222; Helen Brown 436 (for Vicki Elliott); Jan Geerts 556; Toby Goss 538; Joyce Smith 432; Ian West 270; Sophie Lockhart 168; Nigel Bowley 112; Joy Spreadborough 154; Ted Simonds 88t.

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Christopher Tedd leading 105. Leaders: Chris Coombs 142; Peter Bourne 425; Barry Parsons 167; Caro Stamm-Reusch 76b; Keillor Mose 48t; Fynn Titford-Mock 308; Petra Ertl 201; Sebastian Borckenhagen 410t; John Sprackland 448t; Ed Johnson-Williams 47b; Jo-anne Carlyle 268; Lucy Atkinson 547; Werner Ullah 457; Peter Douglas Banks 277; Mika 183; David Fenton-Smith 376; Erin Johnson-Williams 129; Richard Mayers 365.

Joshua Lant led 69t as the closing song. Karen Arthur offered the closing prayer.

Chairperson—Joshua Lant; Secretary—Jacoba Bruneel