The funeral service, directed by Celebrant Diane Hudson, was held at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium, Sheffield on Friday 27th March 2020.

The order of service is below. Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to listen to the audio recording of the service.

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Enter Chapel to Baïlèro from Chants d'Auvergne by Joseph Canteloube
 
Introduction and Welcome – Diane Hudson
 
Memories of Doug by Howard Lancashire
 
A Time for reflection with music played by Susan on the Viola “Dream Angus”
 
Poem 'April Rise' by Laurie Lee

If ever I saw blessing in the air
I see it now in this still early day
Where lemon-green the vaporous morning drips
Wet sunlight on the powder of my eye.
Blown bubble-film of blue, the sky wraps round
Weeds of warm light whose every root and rod
Splutters with soapy green, and all the world
Sweats with the bead of summer in its bud.
If ever I heard blessing it is there
Where birds in trees that shoals and shadows are
Splash with their hidden wings and drops of sound
Break on my ears their crests of throbbing air.
Pure in the haze the emerald sun dilates,
The lips of sparrows milk the mossy stones,
While white as water by the lake a girl
Swims her green hand among the gathered swans.
Now, as the almond burns its smoking wick,
Dropping small flames to light the candled grass;
Now, as my low blood scales its second chance,
If ever world were blessed, now it is.
 
The Commendation

 Closing Words – Diane Hudson
 
Leave Chapel to 'Moonshadow' by Cat Stevens