Derek Ufton memorial Service

redman

Today at 11am until 2pm and being live streamed.
He played for us for a decade and was a director for 25 years. 

Also played cricket for Kent for 13 years.

Seems a bit disrespectful the stream is just linked from Kent CCC and not CAFC. 

https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/event/derek-ufton-memorial-service/

Airman Brown

Didn’t realise it was live streamed but worth a watch of the recording. Nice speeches by Jonathan Ufton and Neil Durden Smith (me neither). Altogether a great occasion and a fitting send-off for such a fine man.

Lots of Charlton characters there - and they let @Henry Irving in too.

Curbs, Gritty, Lennie, Colin Walsh, Bob Bolder, Richard Murray, Martin Simons, Roger Alwen, Mike Stevens, to name a few present.

Airman Brown

@Henry Irving was last seen making off with a pile of these. Probably be on eBay later…

Henry Irving

Airman Brown said:

@Henry Irving was last seen making off with a pile of these. Probably be on eBay later…

I seem to remember you grabbing a few extra copies yourself @Airman Brown

Mine are for the museum. What's your excuse? 🥲

They won't be on eBay BTW

Noticed you belting out Jerusalem like a good Labour man.

Was a good service and the choral singers were incredible as is the setting, obviously.

Durden Smith was from the Lord Taverners. He told us that as well as being the slowest driver ever Derek couldn't swim. The Dean later said that he was pleased to hear that as it showed Derek was human after all.

Most of the Kent 1st XI were there and lots of Charlton people. As well as those Rick mentioned Peter Shaw, Sue Townsend, David Summers, David White and Steve Sutherland, Peter Varney, Chris Parkes and Mick Everett.  Matt Baker gave a reading.

shirty5

https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/cricket-football-families-celebrate-derek-ufton/#.Yhee3gyCrwA.twitter

Airman Brown

Henry Irving said:

Airman Brown said:

@Henry Irving was last seen making off with a pile of these. Probably be on eBay later…

I seem to remember you grabbing a few extra copies yourself @Airman Brown

Mine are for the museum. What's your excuse? 🥲

They won't be on eBay BTW

Noticed you belting out Jerusalem like a good Labour man.

Was a good service and the choral singers were incredible as is the setting, obviously.

Durden Smith was from the Lord Taverners. He told us that as well as being the slowest driver ever Derek couldn't swim. The Dean later said that he was pleased to hear that as it showed Derek was human after all.

Most of the Kent 1st XI were there and lots of Charlton people. As well as those Rick mentioned Peter Shaw, Sue Townsend, David Summers, David White and Steve Sutherland, Peter Varney, Chris Parkes and Mick Everett.  Matt Baker gave a reading.

Jerusalem is the only thing I sing on these occasions. Good spot.

Henry Irving

It's a great tune.

Nice that the football chant "bread of heaven" was sung too.

I think football  chants were better when we all had hymns forced on us at school. Some good tunes.

KBslittlesis

Steve Sutherland put up some wonderful photos on Twitter 🥰

Henry Irving

ValleyOfTears

Henry Irving said:

It's a great tune.

Nice that the football chant "bread of heaven" was sung too.

I think football  chants were better when we all had hymns forced on us at school. Some good tunes.

Totally agree! Hymns played a huge part in our lives and culture.

With the complete abandonment of faith in this doomed part of the world we have lost everything. Nations see it clearly and observe this about us and our dismal "morality". We still don't make the connections. Erase God and every last memory of Him and you are in trouble. Big trouble. 

Such nations still have hymns as central to their culture and forms of worship and  expression. We have a lot to relearn. 

Henry Irving

It's like Pavlov's dog with some people.

Whooooooosh

seth plum

The rich man in his castle
The poor man at his gate
God made them, high or lowly
And ordered their estate

All Things Bright and Beautiful indeed!

PrincessFiona

shirty5 said:

https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/cricket-football-families-celebrate-derek-ufton/#.Yhee3gyCrwA.twitter

Fittingly, the Dean of Canterbury is Robert Willis, although probably a lot more of a Robert than a Bob

cantersaddick

ValleyOfTears said:

Henry Irving said:

It's a great tune.

Nice that the football chant "bread of heaven" was sung too.

I think football  chants were better when we all had hymns forced on us at school. Some good tunes.

Totally agree! Hymns played a huge part in our lives and culture.

With the complete abandonment of faith in this doomed part of the world we have lost everything. Nations see it clearly and observe this about us and our dismal "morality". We still don't make the connections. Erase God and every last memory of Him and you are in trouble. Big trouble. 

Such nations still have hymns as central to their culture and forms of worship and  expression. We have a lot to relearn. 

You seriously gonna derail a memorial thread to push your belief system again and again. 

As for that complete bullshit about nations still having religion - Russia would be a good example of that the Russian orthodox church is central to their culture, politics and life. How is that showing through to their morality?

Wanker.

Henry Irving

Apologies  for the poor photo but the reason I took some extra copies of the order of service was to display them for fans.

One is in the museum alongside Derek's England shirt and the other is in the fans bar as you can see below.

Henry Irving

Here's Steve Sutherland in the museum today with the shirt and the order of service.

aliwibble

Is that the programme from the England game he played in next to it?

Henry Irving

aliwibble said:

Is that the programme from the England game he played in next to it?

Indeed it is.

clive

https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/6218fa1fe4a53/charlton-and-kent-cricket-families-celebrate-derek-ufton