2nd
ANNUAL ST GEORGE'S FESTIVAL DINNER & WEEKEND
at 'The Honest Lawyer Hotel', Durham
on Friday 24th April 2009 |
Guests of Honour: Mr Malcolm Pratt MBE DL and Mrs Beryl Pratt |
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| Mrs Ursula Jobson & Mr Kevin Jobson, Chairman,
Northumbria Branch, about to welcome the guests. |
(l-r): Mr Kevin Jobson, Mrs Ursula Jobson, Mr Bill
Holden, President Rotary Club of Chester-le-Street, Dr Derek Hall, Trustee,
National Gulf
War Veterans & Families Association. |
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| Mr Alex Nelson, Events Secretary, and Ms Pauline Morris |
Table settings before dinner |
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| Alex Nelson getting in the mood at 'The Honest
Lawyer Hotel'. |
The 'Beef' about to be carved |
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Chairman (standing) addressing the guests before proposing the toast
to 'The Royal Society of St George'.
Seated (l-r)
Mrs Beryl Pratt, Mr Malcolm Pratt and Mr Bill Holden.
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Mr Bill Holden, President of The Rotary Club
of Chester-le-Street, addressing the guests with an amusing pre-amble
on the history of St George, before
proposing a Toast to 'Northumbria Branch Officers'. Seated (l-r): Mr Tony
Worton, Mrs Beryl Pratt, Mr Malcolm Pratt (standing Bill Holden) Mrs Ursula
Jobson. |
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| Some of the guests (l-r): Mrs Heather Worton, (unsighted Mr Tony Worton,
Mrs Beryl Pratt), Mr Malcolm Pratt MBE DL taking to Mr Kevin Jobson, Mr
Bill Holden |
Dr Derek Hall, Trustee, National Gulf War Veterans & Families
Association, addressing the guests before proposing the Toast to 'Those
Who Died in
Defence of England'. |
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| Mr Richard Turner, Vice-Chairman Northumbria
Branch giving a reading of English verse entitled 'The Soldier' by Rupert
Brook. (Seated right):
Mrs Joan Turner. |
Mr Alex Nelson, Events Secretary, proposing the toast to 'England', this
Blessed Plot, this Realm, this England, this Dear, Dear Land'. (Seated
right): Mr Eric Pyke. |
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| Mr Eric Pyke, Chairman, Northern Association
of Retired Police Officers (Gateshead Branch), proposing the toast to
'Absent Friends'. |
Chairman, Kevin Jobson, photographed with Eric Pyke, Chairman, NARPO
(Gateshead Branch). |
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| Chairman, Kevin Jobson, with Mr Bill Holden, President
Rotary Club of Chester-le-Street. |
Sunday, 26th April 2009, members of Northumbria
Branch attended the Sunday morning service at The Royal Ancient & Monastic
Parish Church of St Paul, Jarrow, as part of the celebration of the Festival
of St George. (Rear l-r): Dr Derek Hall, Mr Alex Nelson (Centre l-r): Mr
Tony Worton, Mrs Heather Worton, Vicar Rev. Jenny Lancaster, Mr Kevin Jobson,
Mr Richard Turner. (Front l-r) Mr James Guy, Mrs Margaret Guy, Verger and
Church Warden respectively (also both members of Northumbria Branch), and
Mrs Ursula Jobson - holding a replica of the Church's Dedication Stone
dating from AD 685. |
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