2026/11/07. A meeting in Cambridge to celebrate Dr George Guest

 I was in two minds initially as to whether I would go to this meeting. Having spoken with Val about it, we made the decision to go, but not to attend the service in the evening because I didn't want to be driving late. 

Tim Jones had booked Coate in Cambridge for a 1 pm lunch, and I think we were 18 in all attending. It was set up over two tables. I sat with Jonathan Bilby and his wife Jane, and we had a delightful lunch. Val obviously was there as well, and Val moved up and down the table, sharing time with Martin and Donna, and Alistair Roberts and other people. I'm going to add some pictures below here.

You'll see in the pictures David Garrett, Jonathan Draycott, John Thompson, and, in the distance, others, JJHJ, etc. 

As time moved on, we wandered off in dribs and drabs from the coat and eventually ended up in the college for tea, cakes, sandwiches, and conversation. At this point, I was able to recruit new members for our WhatsApp group, including Jonathan Bilby, who we were talking with. There was a speech by Christopher Goodwins, and people were generally circulating. The master was there, and Val had a chat with her. After she'd been chatting a while, she realised she was talking to the master

Bob Bishop, Tim Jones and Revd David Coulton

It was generally agreed that it was a fine afternoon, and at that point, Val and I left and came home.

 Pictures Courtesy of Jayne Bielby and Charles Naylor