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| Audrey Walpole and Don Baker | Jean Taylor and myself |
(A TRIBUTE TO A CHAIRPERSON NOT SO MUCH RETIRING AS RETIRED)
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Being those members of the Barnet Thirty Plus Socal Club in 1985 who featured in this parody of Hiawatha with, where available, an update on their whereabouts, activities, achievements and - in a few sad instances - their demise.
Tony Allison - still a member
Sybil Ashton - whereabouts unknown
Don Baker - still a member. Still Audrey Walpole's partner
Eddy Bargery - deceased
Manfred Brenner - still a member. Still an "item" with Margaret Findlay
Geoff Chapman - whereabouts unknown
Elaine Clifford - whereabouts unknown
Peter Clinton - whereabouts unknown
Sheila Davis - still a member
Jill Dilks - whereabouts unknown
Edna Eckett - whereabouts unknown
Pat Evans - whereabouts unknown
Margaret Findlay - still a member. See Manfred Brenner
Vera Fisher - whereabouts unknown
Pauline Fletcher - whereabouts unknown
Gwen Forrest - deceased
Monica Franklin - still a member
Ron Freestone - still a member
Debbie Gibson - whereabouts unknown
Terry Goldman - whereabouts unknown
Paul Greenslade - whereabouts unknown
Ron Higgs - whereabouts unknown
John Houghton - still a member. Married to Brenda Penn-Sayers
Kathleen Hussey - whereabouts unknown
Aubrey Jay - still a member
Bob Kurschner - married and moved away
Stella Lemos - whereabouts unknown
Jay Linden - whereabouts unknown
Max Oliver-Davis - deceased
Norma Oliver-Davis - still a member
Brenda Penn-Sayers - still a member. Married to John Houghton
???? Perry - whereabouts unknown
Peter Pollak - now retired. No longer a member
Merville Potter - whereabouts unknown
??? Prime - whereabouts unknown
John Rayner - deceased
???? Roberts - whereabouts unknown
???? Shepherd - whereabouts unknown
Jean Smith - Married and no longer a member
Derek Snell - still a member
Joy Stovell - whereabouts unknown
Wendy Sturgess - still a member. Living in Somerset
Beryl Summons - whereabouts unknown
Jean Taylor - still a member
Margaret Tinkler - still a member
Audrey Walpole - still a member. Still the partner of Don Baker
Barbara Wardle - whereabouts unknown
Betty Williams - still a member
???? Woodhams - whereabouts unknown
Stephen Woolley - whereabouts unknown
The pictures below were taken in October 2001 at the Tudor Diner in Borehamwood, Herts during an "eat out" of the Barnet Forty Plus (note update of name - overdue for a further update or two!). It was the first time I had met some of the members for more than 15 years. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge them.
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| Audrey Walpole and Don Baker | Jean Taylor and myself |
I make no excuse for repeating the Bright Side of Life which serves as a perfect reminder of those happy times shared with the Barnet Thirty Plus.
I also offer it as a memorial to Nora, with whom I will always associate it, as well as a memento vivere.