Portugal. Life was difficult for her but she survived and became well known
and respected in Funchal.
We spent the next five years holidaying in Funchal staying in Reid's Palace
Hotel, where we met Dr William George and his wife Greta. William was the
nephew of Prime Minister David Lloyd George. He was a great character
and the first year we met him, he celebrated his 90th ‘birthday in Reid's.
We began to visit Funchal in November and would join a large congregation
on Remembrance Sunday. One year the late Sir Edward Heath attended the
service and it was sad to see him in a wheelchair, his feet very badly
swollen.
There is no doubts in either of our minds that attending Church in Funchal
directed us to a new form of worship, one that gave a great meaning to us.
But St Oswald's was not yet on our radar.
There was much more of our “apprenticeship "to be served. Both at home
and abroad.
At home, when were both working full time we would take a weekend away
to Liverpool, Carlisle, Lancaster, Durham or Newcastle. ln each we would
attend Sunday Eucharist in the Anglican Church.
In Scotland on a weekend break, we began to attend Scottish Episcopal
Churches. In Edinburgh, Old St Pauls was a favourite, along with other
Churches in the City.
Ayr, Dumfries, lnverness Bridge of Allen, Leven saw us join friendly
congregations for worship.
Back to travelling abroad - Having spent six year holidaying in Funchal, it
was time for a change.
Bermuda would be a new
adventure. Billed as "Britain in the
fifties", it was something as a
disappointment. Apart from pillar
boxes and police uniforms, it was
not the Britain of the fifties that we
could remember.
But again we were able to attend
the Sunday Eucharist in the
Anglican Church of the Holy
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