August 2007
	Friday 17 August
	It was a strange ‘first’ for me; -  I led the funeral service at Lodge Hill crematorium. Doug Hughes had come to our church several times before becoming hospitalised early in 2007. Because of that, the family especially wanted me to take the funeral for him. I was reluctant at first but I knew from hard experience that it was a call I had to answer. I played a musical tribute to Doug (he himself had been a keen musician) and then gave a short message based upon Doug’s irrepressible yen to tell people about the Lord Jesus: ‘I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us.’ (Isa 63:7)
	Saturday 18 August
	It's my 65th birthday tomorrow, so we have a party.
	Mickey Andrews and Anne	Mark Jago
	Barabara and Alan Heath	Steve Farley and Steve Gibbons
	Jack and Alan (Arthur Throovest no less)	me and 'er.