Johannian club

Deane Yates, Rob Baillie, Mike Matthews,
We actually arrived at the club at 10 p.m. Unfortunately driving in the dark I had not realised that Harrow Road was now called Joe Slovo drive and turned into Yeoville. We passed St Aidan's and the Catholic church (both barricaded) and Fortescue Road with potholes and plenty of "urban decay". Eventually we returned to the mian road and reached the college without a problem. Our cottage was comfortable and very convenient. We enjoyed a kuhlau before retiring. I had a horrid dream about buying a house and seeing a man in a tree and insisting on going out while Liz said stay inside!On the plane I had seen much of "Earth" based on "Life on earth" and listend to Aled Jones! Thursday 11th. Rob Baillie swept us up after lunch for a whistlestop tour of the college and I played the chapel organ for 30 minutes - it
is a fine Cooper Gill and Tomkins job from 1972 in memory of Noel Iverson who never wanted an organ. The case work is poor. The chapel as lovely as ever and a memorial plaque to Fr Jarvis Palmer. Nothing for Fr Sulter yet! Michael Matthews came to see us as he was flying out to Germany that day and John Fulton, Richard Else and Rob joined us in the garden. Fred and Heather came to take us to lunch and it was great to see tham again. We then drove to Waverley House to see Deane Yates my headmaster now 85 and troubled by his eyes. What a holy man with a cross round his neck. We went downstairs to see Dot who has Parkinson's but was having a good day. The priest from Bramley Sue arrived and it was a great privilege to share in communion together in Dot's room. How wonderful to be embraced by such a man of whom we were all in awe!