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154th Chapel Anniversary We did have a fantastic day for our birthday - well, when I say ‘day’, it actually included most of the week-end and involved hours of work. Marie was there at 9am on Saturday arranging flowers, moving chairs and preparing (!). We did stop mid-morning for coffee and biscuits, although Mary ate one of the carrots she was peeling instead and Marie said her dentist had said she wasn’t allowed to munch on one. Marion was up at 5am on Sunday cooking, Marg seemed to be constantly in the thick of things, whilst Barbara remained serenely calm (ish). The rest of us mucked in and did what we were asked to do. So THANK YOU (1st) to everyone who helped in any way. During the day, we were reminded that 154 years ago Queen Victoria was on the throne, life was very different and yet our forefathers by some miraculous means managed to make sacrifices to find the funds and determination to form Christian congregations and places of worship in our village. It’s good for us to stop and consider all those hundreds of villagers who have gone before us and maintained the faith. THANK YOU (2nd) to all those we recall and all those we never knew. Morning Worship on Sunday was led by Mrs. Sue Ede, who did a totally excellent job. THANK YOU (3rd), Sue - you make it look so effortless and I know the PowerPoint was being a pig to start with. Where she gets her ideas from is a wonder. The talk was split into three short sections and included needing me to lie across a chair whilst Nicky taught me to swim and Viv had to wheel an imaginary wheelbarrow across an imaginary tightrope. I was so engrossed with her acting that I dropped my ‘playing’ glasses through the organ pedal-board and had to scramble around on the floor in order to fish them out (covered in fluff). Viv was being interviewed by Barbara and was trying to convince her to sit in the wheel barrow and be pushed across the tightrope. You needed to be there to appreciate it. The message was remembrance of and gratitude for the past and trust and faith in God for the future. We ended with the hymn ‘Your hand, O God, has guided your flock from age to age’. Next came our celebration dinner. It was great to see everybody enjoying themselves and chatting to their neighbours. THANK YOU (4th) to all those who came and supported the occasion. Also THANK YOU (5th) to all those who organised lunch - you were truly marvellous. By the time everyone had picked up the debris, there was an hour to spare at home before it was ‘turn around’ and get supper ready for after the concert. The feet were beginning to feel the strain by then but we did have reinforcements when Daphne, Hilary and Wendy turned up trumps. THANK YOU (6th). It would be good to have a second team to take over in the evening - perhaps next year some of you might like to volunteer? The 6 o’clock Songs of Praise was well attended and led again by Sue who’d researched various hymns that might be chosen and where they ranked in the popularity stakes. Maria and Stuart did manful (am I allowed to use that word?) work at the organ and piano - THANK YOU (7th) both - and the congregation didn’t do a bad job either!! THANK YOU (8th). This was followed at 7.30pm with a concert by Nankersey Male Choir and Roger Nicholls and Stuart. If you weren’t there you missed a treat. It was the nicest concert I’ve been to for some while - relaxed and definitely entertaining. The Choir’s repertoire was engaging, the accompanist, Michael Uren, knew what he was about and the Musical Director, Elaine Tangye (who also conducts the Trelawney Choir) had things well in hand and had already worked with many of the men from other choirs who all joined together for the final rousing Morte Christe. THANK YOU (9th) all. What can I say about Roger and Stuart? They brought flair, talent and total enjoyment to the proceedings - plus having us in stitches. Roger even included a monologue by Delabole’s talented comedian, the late Boxer Rowe, who travelled far and wide with The Optimists Concert Party. There were shouts of ‘More!’ when they finished and we were treated to an encore which Stuart had never played before but he improvised along and Roger had us all joining in with gusto. Really, really THANK YOU(10th) both. Then we have Eva Paynter, who chaired the concert and what an excellent job she did - putting everyone at ease and delivering memorable stories including the one about … no I’d better not tell you, in case she wants to use it again. It also turned out that she’d visited many parts of the globe with Elaine whilst they were travelling with the Cornwall Choir. THANK YOU (11th) Eva. The concert was very well attended - which you’re never sure about nowadays - but people came from far and wide. including some members of the Stowford Meadow Singers. So, THANK YOU (12th) to all who made the effort to be there. I’m confident that you enjoyed it. Tricia gave the vote of thanks - THANK YOU (13th) - and we all applauded loudly in response. Photo courtesy of Adrian Jasper Some of the helpers After the supper was served, Diana (our Treasurer, who was very pleased with the financial outcome and says THANK YOU (14th) to everyone for their generosity - but we do need to order more heating oil), Eva and a few old friends, congregated around the table and were able to reminisce about their childhood at Dizzard. It really was a happy occasion! We arrived home at 11pm (ish). It had been a long couple of days - but as Granny used to say, ‘It’s better to wear out than rust out!’ Helen Hicks
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