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| 25th April 1936 | Born in Newcastle-on-Tyne | |
| September 1939 | Moved to Chester-le-Street | |
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September 1941 – July 1947 6 November 1946 |
Attended St Cuthbert’s RC Primary School . Passed Scholarship Brother David born |
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| September 1947 – July 1954 | Attended St Cuthbert’s RC Grammar School, Newcastle | |
| September 1954 – 1960 | A Hospitaller Brother of St John of God | |
| 1959 | Qualified as State Registered Nurse (SRN) | |
| 1960 – 1962 | Pupil teacher and did 1st year of teacher training | |
| 1963 – 1965 | Post-registration Psychiatric Student Nurse – St. George’s Hospital Morpeth | |
| 1965 | Qualified as Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) | |
| 24 July 1965 | Married Mary at St Joseph’s Ushaw Moor | |
| 1965 – 1966 | Staff Nurse at Rauceby Hospital – Sleaford | |
| 1966 | Father to twins, Paul and Catherine | |
| 1966 – 1968 | Charge Nurse – Barnsley Hall Hospital, Bromsgrove | |
| 1968 – 1970 | Qualified as Registered Nurse Teacher (RNT with Diploma of Nursing) – Battersea Polytechnic/ Polytechnic of South Bank | |
| 1970 – 1973 | Nurse Teacher for – State Enrolled and State Registered Nurses – Dryburn Hospital Durham | |
| 1973 – 1978 | Senior Tutor-in-Charge of School of Nursing – Hartlepool | |
| 1978 – 1980 | Gained Community Psychiatric Nursing Certificate (CPN Cert) – Manchester Polytechnic | |
| 1980 – present | a member of Lanchester Choral Society | |
| 1980 – 1996 | Senior Tutor (Community Mental Health Nursing) – Newcastle | |
| 1982 – present | Approved Eucharistic Minister – Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle | |
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1980’s & 1990’s
November 1986
4 March 1988 |
External Examiner – North East Surrey College of Technology / University of Lancaster / University of Wolverhampton / Secretary to UK Group for Community Mental Health Nursing Lecturers Mother died after several years with multi-infarct dementia Father died of leukaemia |
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| 1991 | Presentation entitled Meyerbeer in London at University of Bayreuth in Department of Musical Research, Thurnau, Bavaria for 200th Anniversary of Meyerbeer’s birth | |
| 1993 – 1995 | Studied for MA in Adult Education – University of Durham | |
| 1996 – 1997 | Senior Lecturer – BSc Community Nursing (Course Leader for Mental Health Branch) – Northumbria University | |
| 1997 | Retired | |
| 1997 – 1999 | A/S and A level GCE Music and Grade 7 & 8 (Singing) – Associated Board of Royal College of Music (ABRCM) | |
| 1998 – present | Chaplaincy Volunteer (Darlington and Durham Foundation Trust NHS Trust) | |
| 1998 – 2009 | Mental Health Act Officer (NHS and Private Company) | |
| 2008 – present | Member and soloist with Durham Constabulary Male Voice Choir | |
| 2008 – present | Member of University of Third Age (Durham) and presenter for its Music Appreciation Group | |
| 2008 – 2015 | Public Governor – Tees Wear and Esk Valley Mental Health Foundation Trust | |
| 2009 -2019 | Member of Probus Spennymoor | |
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2013 – present
June 2019 March 20 March 23
April 28
May 4
July and August
September to present
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Volunteer with Age UK – give talks to interested groups about its function and outreach;
started working towards ““““Diploma *+ ABRCM, having found an excellent accompanist – decided in 2020 not to do this, but continue working with pianist to gain confidence for solo work provide Kelloe Luncheon Club with a bi-monthly sing-a-long; involved with its Burnhope project _ provided introductory booklet on village and environs joined Lanchester Choral and Operatic Society again in 2017 and began with 1 year old choir at Ushaw College Sang bass solo -‘Il lacerato spirito’ -Verdi and ‘This nearly was mine’- Rodgers Great granddaughter Elaina is born in Cooma NSW Lockdown starts informed by CPN my brother David died of Ca. bel and heart failure yesterday Begin to arrange funeral and closing his accounts – see October 2020 David’s cremation with Father Tully , mary and I only in attendance. A quiet dignified end to a sadly unhappy life Started singing weekly as before – might still do Diploma; returned to Mass and Hospital Communions on a Saturday. Discuseed possiblity of becoming a mentor for students in Durham University. Despite more lockdown no singing practice or cMaas and communion, have ecome mentor for 12 students. |
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