Christmas Newsletters
1984 to the present

 Annual accounts for family and friends of our lives and activities

		Letter		Highlights and Links
		1984		Michael's graduation; Stephen starts work; Florida; Tignes; Silver wedding party, Boating with Eric to Brittany; to Czechoslovakia, Miner's Strike
		1985		The boys at work; Sc.D celebration; Boating with Eric to Scotland; Holday in Utah; Colorado and California; new VC
		1986		The boys travelling at work; our six months leave in Göttingen,
		1987		Birth and Christening of Fiona; Meribel; Mike and Nicky's Wedding France & Boating on the Canal du Burgogne; Aachen, Moving House
		1988		Fiona; Preparations to leave Keele; Tignes; Paris; Glasgow, Buxton
		1989		Life and work in Garmisch, Stephen to Germany, Mike on the North Sea; EUROTRAC; events in the East
		1990		Births of Felicity and William; EUROTRAC Symposium; Oberammergau; Val Torens, Andalucia
		1991		The family at Pat's Parent's Diamond Wedding Death of Uncle Henry Cycling to Vienna; boating on the Canal du Midi
		1992		Birth of James; Stephen & Conny's engagement; EUROTRAC Symposium Cycling down the Isar, Boating in Germany Changes in East Germany
		1993		Stephen & Conny's Marriage; Ted's Golden Wedding Michael to Paris; Boating in Holland;
		1994		Death of Pat's Father; Births of Sarah and Charlie Winter Olympics in Norway; Japan; Refereeing a field campaign; Bosnia
		1995		Christenings of Sarah and Charlie, 60th Birthday parties Visit to the US North West and british Columbia Skiing in Grindelwald, Departure of Tomi and the arrival of Kerry
		1996		Death of Pat's Mother; Friends visits; Skiing in Cervinia with excitments; Boating in Ireland with Anne & Bill; EUROTRAC Symposium
		1997		Birth of Timmy; Paul in the Far East; Mike in Torphins;Skiing in Serre Chevalier; Cretian holiday; Tennesee & Toronto; All change in Garmisch; The Car Fire
		1998		Duesseldorf Christening; 40th Wedding Anniversary; Sicily; South Africa; boating on the Canal du Midi; EUROTRAC Symposium; Working in Munich; impending retirement
		1999		Retirement and more work; Visits to the family; Naples and the Amalfi Coast; boating in Ireland with Anne & Bill; skiing in Colorado;
		2000		Michael to Argentina & a visit; skiing in Deux Alpes; SW USA; boating on the North Atlantic, the Beagle Channel, Lake Powell & Llangollen; Start of TROPOSAT; operas
		2001		Thinking about returning; workshops; Hochgurgl, skiing; NW USA, Canada and Alaska; Argentina & the Peninsular Valdez; operas
		2002		Return to England; re-modelling the garden; skiing in Hochgurgl and in Saas Fee with Stephen; visiting Mike in Argentina; the Bremen Space Night; operas
		2003		Ted's Diamond Wedding; Michael to Indonesia; A Chemists' Golden Reunion; Pat's Community Transport; the Hospice Appeal; Projects with ESA and the WMO; Operas, and the Ring in Glasgow, with Ben Lomond
		2004		Will at Malvern & the girls at School; Buxton and operas; skiing and injury; Coordination projects, and the Appeal; Holiday in the Galapagos and in the Rain Forest Boating in Ireland with Anne & Bill;
		2005		70th Birthday Parties; Fiona to Uni.; holiday in Borneo, Indonesia and elsewhere; work and opera; Sudoku
		2006		Michael to Calgary; Stephen in the Far East; Felicity's horse;visiting Peter's brothers; Extended holiday in New Zealand; Coordination; the opera frenzy
		2007		Grandchildren at home and Uni; Coordination for DEFRA and ACCENT; Skiing in Hochgurgl; European Motor Tour; Calgary visit; Opera; the IPCC
		2008		Golden Wedding in Cambridge and Garmisch; Skiing in Hochgurgl; Holiday in Jordan; Friend's Birthdays; Operas; Coordination
		2009		Deaths of Anne & Bill; Pat's cancer Fiona's first class honours and Felicity at Uni; Mike moving up in Total; skiing in Hochgurgl; Archeological holiday in Egypt; opera
		2010		Death of Doreen; Requiem for Bill and Anne; The boys at work; Our Final Book; Holiday in Botswana and Namibia; opera and walks
		2011		Stoke and the family at Wembley; Opera in Bayreuth (& elsewhere); Boating in Ireland; holiday in Albania; active grandchildren; pitfalls of insurance premiums; the new car and skiing in Hochgurgl
		2012		Brenda's death and Horus the Hawk; Opera Festivals; The Ring in Munich; Visits from Stephen's family; Mike's Bristol house; Felicity graduates;
		2013		Potential mortality; walks; visits; Elderly friends; operas; Russian Cruise; Skiing and the Belgians; the family; activities
		2014		Elves and the Ring Wagner's Ring in Bayreuth and Birmingham operas, concerts, skiing, boating activities, walking, the family, Death of Ivy
		2015		Fiona & Adam's Wedding 80th Birthday Parties for Peter & Patricia operas, concerts, skiing, boating activities, walking, the family, President of Probus Michael in the Yamal Peninsular
		2016		Michael's Investiture, TIA, Walks Balloon Ride, Operas Pat's Eyesight, The family Current events, The Web Page
		2017		Visits to Frank & to Kath Glover,Ted's Death Health, Walks, Scottish Cruise, Operas Activities, Visits, the Family The End of Skiing
		2018		Celebrations of the Diamond Wedding the Grandchildren with James's Engagement Walks and Visits including opera festivals Mortality and Activities Ireland and Europe
		2019		James & MJ's Wedding the family's preoccupations holidays and the heart atttack Walks and opera festivals Climate change and lecturing
		2020		Munich, Accident in Llangollen Salford, Lowry Opera The first lock down Walks and opera festivals Visits from Michael, Stephen and Paul
		2021		Continued Pandemic Frank's Death and funeral Visits from Michael, Stephen and Paul Visits to Bletchley Park, North Wales, the Welsh railways, Lake Vrnwy Visit to Michael in Bristol; Michael and Nicky's new house Susan Gomme's Funeral

 

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