Five course New Year's lunch with wine and liqueur , a treat from dad at the Red Lion, South Stainley, the best restaurant in the area. The owners did racecourse catering Yorkshire. IMO never equalled there and perhaps elsewhere too. Family favourite.
Back to Accrington. a second fortnight my longest locus and worst accommodation.. SUM prayer meeting at the Churchman's Preston. Bob was with SUM in Borno.. He was described to me by an old pastor as the first missionary who loved us. for he was the first to eat Nigerian chop. His predecessors were afraid lest they die said David Telta my informant. He also would have Nigerians in his house without removal of shoes and would give them lifts in his car. This marked Bob out in African eyes.
Sunday in Colne, Dalbys the Independent Methodists, a small evangelical denomination strong there in Lancashire. £5/5/0 retention fee paid the The Pharmaceutical Society to keep me M.P.S. Heard from Anthony Robson who left ANMC last year. He was we said a rag bag of useless information, the railwayman who could spout out details of all manner of routes and timetables.
Dick took me back to ANMC in his minivan, three and a half hours with fog on M1 and A5. Met Dele Onamusi at Welwyn, Yoruba bakery student from Kano, best friend in Nigeria. An inspirational Christian witness.
ANMC practical courses included tropical hyena, car maintenance, radio, animal husbandry, book keeping, managemen, voice productiont, building. After I left it became ANCC as that was deemed more acceptable on certificates for overseas. They also merged with Mount Hermon Ladies Missionary College in Ealing and I believe Redcliffe Ladies too. New umbrella £2/19/11.
Linguistics called from Bill Lees, OMF. Went to Spurs 0 Leeds 0. Katy and I went with my parents to Th Red lion at half term to celebrate their silver wedding. I continued to hitch hike and at Easter did a round trip from Skipton to ANMC and back, 420 miles in 13 hours of one day!
At Easter my parents took Katy and I for a week in the Lakes at Howtown on Ullswater and we enjoyed climbing the fells. Concorde 002 maiden flight. Yakubu Yako stayed with us at Skipton. Hitched to central London in a little over four hours, very fast. Leeds league champions.
Fellowship of Faith For Muslims conference at Herne Bay with a very cold outdoor swimming pool.Lionel Gurney of Red Sea Mission Team speaking. Attended with Norman Norris, ANMC, bound for Pakistan. At SUM meeting, Wilf Bellamy and David Carling spoke.
Watched investiture of the Prince of Wales on TV. Started a year at Bruces Chemist, The Avenue, West Ealing lodging with Miss Riley by the gyrator while I flat hunt. A half hour walk to work. Wednesday half day. Found Kingsley Avenue flat at £7/17/6 a week out of my £40 pay.My wedding suit cost £24/10/-. Visited the Halletts for the first time with their eight children and granny. Katy recruited for girl's Crusaders.
Argued with IanTait at Welwyn over his refusal to have the vow, With this ring I thee wed. A silly Puritan hangover.
First moon landing, then Armstrong's first steps the next day. Katy passed her driving test first time. I found Ranald Macaulay and L'Abri Fellowship was ten minutes walk and they were about to start a church there. This was great news as so far Ealing churches had been Anglican or Baptist Union so not acceptable. Bought Morris 1100 which turned out to be a rust bucket for £300. Last day of old halfpennies as legal tender. Rioting in Belfast.
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