York Minster

Audrey Young on the right

P.1551 cine films changed to video. I saw the Royal Shakespeare company in Christchurch. I became Vice-President of Norwood circle with Simon Grummitt as President p.1552 p.1553 Archbishop of Southwark was impressed by confirmation at Addiscombe Michael Bowen. P.1561 we had been in Budapest for a week enjoying the baths, organ recitals and concerts. We started by getting a fine for not having the right underground tickets when we were trying to buy the correct ones! Dennis had been in Colchester? I think this was more likely to be Harlow. He did his training in different hospitals some more happily than othets. Sept 22 I played York Minster organ after evensong. A very special hour thanks to John Scott Whiteley. The next day we the prize plaque for Nellie was unveiled at Park Grove school. Audrey was there and sent us the press cutting. We stayed at 21 Park Grove vegetarian b and b.p.1567. I tried to get choristers at Becket school p.1568. In fact I spent a term but the idea of kids singing in their break failed. I heard David King play at Fairfield Hall. Dennis flew to Durban for his elective year in Maputo. P.1571. I played the grand organ at Westminster cathedral p.1573 we went to South Africa in Feb. P.1575 somebody told me my prelude was too loud! Bruce had a girlfriend? 2003 p.1576 group photo including girlfriends of Dennis and Bruce. Liz thinks this is Jody from Homebase where Bruce worked for over a year. This means I must have met Ann Marie in Harlow in 2002. I do recall being surprised. There was one journey escaping Bristol when Dennis went for a driving test and I was not allowed to throw papers away while waiting. We reached Harlow in the dark! P.1577 we heard CCSL choir sing at the Abbey and spoke to the director.p.1579 Dad's second heart attack. They moved to Castle Hill which Dad liked and Mum hated. She missed her Glebe circle. The book concludes March 2003.

The reopening of Battersea Park library Elizabeth, Zia, David Campling, Guy Senior, John Hallmark

I spent the morning weeding outside in my suit. Guy turned up from a charity run (I later saw him  at the Proms) John got the chop from the council by the Tories he is now in a wheelchair and I met him for lunch. The opening was a huge community success. The next day David had the keys and was late. He never recovered and I advised him to find another job which he did in Leicester. He came down for my farewell party at Balham. Elizabeth introduced me to Barnabas fund. Zia got my on the interfaith idea a Muslim postman and very intelligent man asked me about the official Catholic view not my own! 

York Minster organ 1993 the gates of heaven for me

 John Chumrow retires as chorus chairman and looks back

From Andrew Wright 1994

Book reviews

Marcel McCarron was ordained at Addiscombe and I played for his first Mass at Selsdon. He became an Anglican prison chaplain

One of Dad's letters to IAO news

2001

P.1515 we set off for Bath and then Belfast and a tour of Northern Ireland. P.1517 agreed a gift from Nellie's estate. 4 items from the CD were broadcast in "Evensong" in Sydney. Dad and CCSL sold them. P.1522 I moved to Battersea library for a year while Battersea Park was refurbished and asbestos removed. I lost a stone in weight because of all the stairs. I missed the park very much. P.130 the annual prize at Park Grove school in memory of Nellie was being set up. Earlier the piano from no 22  had gone to the school. It took a while to set it up.

P.1536 Bruce's prize from building college. He was asked to make a case for the Master of the Carpenters company and we went to the presentation.p.1537 we planned another trip taking in Ayers Rock and New Zealand. Louise sang Hear my prayer beautifully. I am to buy Chanel no 5 for Mum. Whisky for Dad 1538. the Queen Mother died a few months after Princess Margaret. P.1542 the CDs raised £700 for the charities. We arrived April 6 and stayed at Rooftops in Glebe. This had a rooftops pool and we could see Mum and Dad every day. We had a lovely time at the Blue mountains and Ayers Rock even trying kangaroo. The Olgas were very beautiful. We attended 2 Catenian dinners and gave a talk after one. I took the Coleman's on a first

 With the Colemans

Cyril and Denise Thomas

visit to another circle and we stayed overnight with them. It was lovely to be at Mum and Dad's 61st wedding anniversary. We went to St Andrews cathedral organ reital and saw Kurt Is on and Mark Quarmby. We took Dad to the opera house p.1545 Olivier Latry played the Poulenc and the dreaded Messiaen. Edo de Waart conducted. Fr Petre came from France each summer on relief to Addiscombe. Fr Peter went to St Bueno's and Ghana. Fr Denis retired aged 70 in 2001.