80th Birthday Celebrations

80th Birthday Celebrations

80th birthday on Good Friday 7th April 2023.

Party for family and close friends on Saturday 8th April at Owlet Hall Club, Shipley, Yorkshire, England UK. Featuring Michael Bublé and Robbie Williams with dancing to DJ music. Easter Sunday afternoon 9th April at the Flying Pizza, Roundhay, Yorkshire, UK. Then final part of party weekend – Sunday evening at The Lily Bar, Thackley, Yorkshire. Photography by great-granddaughter Imogen Bell

Flying Pizza, Roundhay, Leeds

Chelsie and Kyzer

Christine and Adrian

Paul

Rayner and Gary

Luella

Rayner

Michael Buble

Brian

Imogen – Chief Photographer

Doreen and John of the Wibsey Park Shed Gang

Adrian

Brenda and Paul

Freyja and Emma

Denise, Brenda and Shirley

“My Favourite View” Painting by Matthew Evans

Paul, John, Sandra, Pauline – Buttershaw Raconteurs

Judith, Brenda, Ian, Terry – Buttershaw Raconteurs

Andrew, Freyja and Emma

Kay, Rayner and Helen

Margaret

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Freyja

Faye (centre)

Gary and Rayner

Elliot

Joanne

Matthew

Robbie

Brian and Gaynor

Bob and Alice – Wibsey Park Shed Gang

Jackie, Sheila, Margaret and Kay – Buttershaw Raconteurs

Deborah and Libby

Adrian and Chelsie

Ann

Matthew and Helen

Rachel, Ziska and Gaynor

John and Sandra

Terry and Helen

Bob and Alice

Imogen – Chief Photographer

In the mid-80s Christine and myself would do the Rastrick Pub Run on a weekend. Start at the Sun Inn and visit the several pubs all in turn until settling at the last The Globe on Rastrick Common. We would meet many people to chat with on the way. Many become friends. Some great friends including the two Evans brothers. Martin the elder and Matthew. They like us ended up in the Globe. The friendship grew as they were extremely personable. They were special guests at Christine’s 40th birthday party in May 1991 in the marquee in our garden in Sunnydale Avenue. We followed their various careers. Matthew being artistically gifted after university and worked as a card designer at Hallmark Cards, Bradford. In 2002 he went freelance to become an artist. That same year he married Helen. See his website details below. Facebook came and we became ‘friends’. Christine and I visited the many exhibitions he exhibited at. His dream job had become a living. Well of course last October I invited the Evans family to my 80th birthday party. It was accepted. Unbeknown to myself Matthew contacted Christine and said he would like as a birthday present to paint a picture of my favourite view. It did not take her long to decide what they would be. He has much as Christine was exited with the task as the place was, like mine, we were often taken by our respective parents when growing up. Last Saturday I welcomed friends to my 80th party. One of the first to arrive was Matthew and Helen. He gave me a present all wrapped which I eagerly unwrapped and saw a painting of my favourite view. “Blackpool Tower from the Central Pier” Tears were flowing. I could not thank him enough. How Christine kept that a secret is beyond my belief. Since a child with my parents, I have been taken to the café on the Central Pier and had refreshments sat inside and out looking at, to me, the magical Tower. Over the years again and again with all the special persons in my life. However, short my visit to Blackpool I always find time to visit the Central Pier café. Thank you, Matthew, and Helen, for this most cherished present. Unfortunately, because of illness Martin could not be at the party. All wish him a speedy recovery. Adrian Hartshorn. April 2023.

My Favourite View

PJ

Special guests were my “sisters”, Shirley, Brenda, Denise, and Pam who joined us from Windsor, NSW, Australia

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