News

Susan Evershed
The following notice appeared in the Times of Thursday 5th August 2004:

"EVERSHED Susan Mary M.B.E. D.L. Much loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Died peacefully on 4th August after a short illness. Funeral at Chichester Cathedral at 2 pm on Monday 16th August. No flowers please, except from your garden or meadows. Donations to the Aldingbourne Trust."

2001
The Music Weekend 2001 concert in Chichester Cathedral raised £13,500 for the Aldingbourne Trust.

Comments
"... it was something quite unique. The sudden blazing into flower from tiny family seeds sown years ago of inspired music-making of the highest order ..."

Article
This appeared in the Aldingbourne Magazine:
"It was a magnificent concert enjoyed equally by the music makers and we who came to listen. The concert was a triple celebration to mark the reunion of the folk who had made music together at the Eversheds' home when they were young, to mark Susan Evershed's 80th birthday, and the present and future success of the Aldingbourne Trust. It was a success on all counts.

Chichester Cathedral was full; many of you will have been there and will have your own memories of the evening. I will long remember Steven Isserlis's performance of the Haydn cello concerto and the dramatic silence at the conclusion of the specially commissioned setting by Stephen Montague of poems by Edward Thomas.

All in all the result of over two years planning, it seemed to pass so smoothly on the night but the hush at the very end, and the feeling of release of pent-up tension proved just how much had been invested by everyone in the success of the project.

And the Aldingbourne Trust benefited to the tune of £13,500 - an amazing sum! We are all extremely grateful to the Evershed family and to everyone who gave their time, talents and direct donations and those who came to the concert to make all this possible. The funds will be put towards the replacement for the Top Building at the Country Centre and specifically for the recreation room and its equipment."