188 Years of The Stanhill Methodist Church

Peter Wray the organist.

Tom and brother David Young, friends of Stanhill from Holy Trinity Church were the soloists for the afternoon and evening services, taking it turn each year to sing. In about 1992 unforeseen circumstances with the family at the Stanhill Hall meant we could no longer meet in the grounds. Not fazed by this, we had closure in the James Hargreaves Memorial Gardens, a more fitting place for an outside witness of our Christian Faith. Sadly in 1994, Charles Hyatt, retired, having been the conductor since 1957. Most of the ageing musicians decided to take this opportunity of packing away their instruments too. An end of an era, but what memories.

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