Happy birthday Barbara – and Sally!
On 29th October 16 church members wended their now familiar way to Ingersley Court to wish Barbara Reeves a happy 90th birthday. Ingersley was no longer locked down, so Barbara came outside with her lovely lady carers and received her flowers and cards with customary graciousness. Madeline unfurled a beautiful birthday banner and we all sang Happy Birthday, twice as someone missed it the first time! We enjoyed a fleeting view of Barbara’s magnificent birthday cake before it was whipped away from the hungry eyes outside. Barbara has been a loyal member of our church family for very many years; she served as both treasurer and secretary of the PCC and was a bellringer – we miss her wonderful sense of humour at practices, but it was lovely to see her looking so well on her birthday. Fellow bellringer Sally Winstanley shares a birthday with Barbara, so the night before we opened a bottle of bubbly during ringing practice to toast Sally and enjoyed the delicious lettered shortbread biscuits provided by Yvonne. Our bellringing was improved no end! HotPott - Christmas 2021
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