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Nov 2020
Andrew Bryden was concerned when his wife, Lisa, said they were going to see friends who needed urgent help.
What he didn't know, was that she was taking him to a surprise party in Spa Gardens to celebrate his transformational 22 years of work as the director of music at Ripon Cathedral.
Mr Bryden, who has moved on to provide private tuition for organists and pianists, realised something was afoot as he approached the park.
Families he hadn't seen in the flesh since the first covid lockdown in March suddenly emerged from behind trees with gifts in hand.
He told the Stray Ferret:
Community is a key word because the Ripon Cathedral Choir School on Whitcliffe Lane, which for generations developed the vocal talent of young choristers, closed at short notice in 2012 and is now being redeveloped for housing.
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