IN MEMORIAM
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Elizabeth Breay, Secretary of Kirkby Lonsdale Handbell Ringers.
We played our last concert together on 17th December 2014, she collapsed with a stroke on the 19th and died on the morning of Sunday, 21st December 2014.
Elizabeth was a gifted musician; an accomplished pianist but so modest that few ever heard her play; an enthusiastic singer with the Mewses Chamber Choir and
for over 35 years a ringer with Kirkby Lonsdale.
Her ability with her usual 8 bells spread over 2 octaves led many people to question how many arms she possessed, and she was a pioneer, if not the originator, of the sustain wobble and 2 + 2 in hand techniques.
As a secretary her legal background made her a superb organizer, and you could be sure that every-one would turn up on time, at the right venue, in the right uniform and with the right music.
KLHR were honoured to be asked to ring at her funeral. We welcomed the congregation into church with a selection of seasonal music and during the service we rang “Blessed Assurance”, Elizabeth’s favourite piece and most appropriate for her deeply held Christian faith.
She leaves her daughters Sally and Emma, two grandchildren, and her beloved rescue-greyhound Cloe.
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Elizabeth Breay, Secretary of Kirkby Lonsdale Handbell Ringers.
We played our last concert together on 17th December 2014, she collapsed with a stroke on the 19th and died on the morning of Sunday, 21st December 2014.
Elizabeth was a gifted musician; an accomplished pianist but so modest that few ever heard her play; an enthusiastic singer with the Mewses Chamber Choir and
for over 35 years a ringer with Kirkby Lonsdale.
Her ability with her usual 8 bells spread over 2 octaves led many people to question how many arms she possessed, and she was a pioneer, if not the originator, of the sustain wobble and 2 + 2 in hand techniques.
As a secretary her legal background made her a superb organizer, and you could be sure that every-one would turn up on time, at the right venue, in the right uniform and with the right music.
KLHR were honoured to be asked to ring at her funeral. We welcomed the congregation into church with a selection of seasonal music and during the service we rang “Blessed Assurance”, Elizabeth’s favourite piece and most appropriate for her deeply held Christian faith.
She leaves her daughters Sally and Emma, two grandchildren, and her beloved rescue-greyhound Cloe.