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Lewes Sacred Harp Singing Day

South Malling Parish Church, Lewes, Sussex, United Kingdom

Sat, Jul 5, ’25

The annual Lewes Sacred Harp Singing Day was called to order by Rachel Jordan leading 34b followed by the opening prayer offered by Jean Mahoney. Leaders: Nick Hall 101t; Vic Grigg 277; Iain Paxon 344; Ron Hollman 444; Ian Lamb 68b; Corinne Sweet 448t; Sheila Girling Macadam 27; Werner Ullah 448b; Toby Goss 50b; Natalie Edelman 503; Neil Horlock 479; Peter Banks 189; Clara Potter-Sweet 77t; Greg Carson 276; Billy Harvell-Smith 122; Wa’el Qasim 89; Barry Parsons 87; Inga Buckland 79; Francis Zain 480; Erin Johnson-Williams 75.

RECESS

Singing resumed with Edwin Macadam leading 350. Leaders: Sebastian May 377; Teresa Maguire 67; Seth Dickens 146; Tom Sprackland 403; Bridget McVennon-Morgan 227; Jill Thompson 454; Brenda Bowley 501; Derek Buckland 101b.

Seth Dickens spoke for the following sick and housebound: Grace Colhoun, Jackie Johnson, Johnny McKeown, Heather Prescott, Julie Harris, Betty Stretford, Jazz Turner, Anouk Faner, Cäcilia Mann, Yvonne Grigg, Shirley Bossard, and Anna Quinn.

He spoke also in memory of the following deceased: Rob Mahoney, John Saunders, Gregory Marsl, Ron Corp, Wayne Hoy, Corinne Haynes, Bernard Collard, Steve Biggs, Chris Judge, Zareer Masani, Peter Polish, Dinos Nearchou, Peter Child, Constanze Denis, Dingo Dinkelman, Olive Gibson, Neill Thompson, Ellen Bainbridge, Richard Beswick, Henry Guthery, Chloe Webb, Buell Cobb, Phoebe Brown, Graham Jeffreys, and Louise Wilson. Seth led 178 in their honour. Erin Johnson-Williams closed the memorial lesson with prayer.

Leaders: Ed Johnson-Williams 340; Nigel Bowley 29b; Bridget Walker 376; Megan Streb 65; Rachel Jordan 500; Ian Lamb 163t; Nick Hall 534. Edwin Macadam offered Grace before the midday meal.

LUNCH

The class was called back to order by Sheila Girling Macadam leading 39t. Leaders: Alexa Turner 49b; Tom Halloran 159; Lesley White 117; Inga Buckland 48b; Toby Goss 472; Billy Harvell-Smith 229; Iain Paxon 183; Sue Lanfear 163b; Sebastian May 442; Francis Zain 245; Clara Potter-Sweet 288; Jill Thompson 504; Ed Johnson-Williams 411; Tom Sprackland 216; Bridget McVennon-Morgan 432; Barry Parsons 76b; Wa’el Qasim 335; Edwin Macadam 236; Nick Hall 231.

RECESS

The final session commenced with Brenda Bowley leading 105. Leaders: Werner Ullah 29t; Corinne Sweet 547; Una Nicholson 314; Peter Banks 112; Erin Johnson-Williams 475; Derek Buckland 348t; Natalie Edelman 86; Nigel Bowley 110; Teresa Maguire 284; Neil Horlock 400; Bridget Walker 542; Seth Dickens 365; Alexa Turner 56b; Ron Hollman 362; Bristol singers 144; Winchester and Southampton singers 268; London singers 410t; Sussex singers 474. Announcements were made. Rachel Jordan thanked all who had helped in any way to make this singing possible.

Rachel Jordan and Nick Hall led 347 as the closing song. Milly Murphy offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Rachel Jordan; Secretary—Nick Hall