Wesley Methodist Church Choir includes Three Generations from One Family

October 1964

South Yorkshire Times, October 31st

Now in Three Generations

Membership of Conisbrough Wesley Methodist Chuch Choir includes Three Generations from One Family

They are Mr and Mrs Harry Westby, 27 March Street, daughter Mrs Jean Allport 15 Ivanhoe Road and her children Kenneth and Janet who attended Mexborough Grammar School.

Another family member is Mr and Mrs Westby’s son, Mr Alan Westby, (39), N.C.B clerk who joined on coming out of the army in 1947. His son peter is to become a member in about two years’ time. The record of the family membership goes back a long time says Mrs Ivy Westby, a choir member for 50 years. “My late father Mr Harry Wilkinson and my husband’s late father Mr Joss Westby both had associations with the choir.”

Mr Alan Westby said present membership was 50. “We are hoping to put on excerpts of the Messiah for Christmas,” he said