1965, the year that changed my life
Audrey’s first kiss
1. I forget the
exact dates of the Knott End campaign[1]
meetings, held at the local cinema,[2]
except that they included Sunday 7th
November. A coach was laid on for us to go to at least two of the meetings. We didn’t go on the ferry; we went round by the nearest road route, crossing the
Wyre further upriver by the toll bridge,
Shard Bridge, a journey of some 15 miles.[3]
[1] See The Knott End campaign.
Also: The
Knott End campaign begins; On
the Knott End coach with Audrey.
[2] The local cinema: Verona Cinema, 93 Lancaster Road, Knott
End-on-Sea, FY6 0AU
Ordnance Survey map (retrieved from Bing Maps, 2024),
showing Fleetwood and Knott End, with the location of Verona Cinema in
Lancaster Road, Knott End, added
[3] Shard Bridge:
Photo taken soon after its opening in 1864
Sunday 7th November 1965
2. Sunday 7th November 1965 was definitely one of the dates when we went over to Knott End by coach to support the campaign.[2] For although the campaign itself was not a success—for hardly any of the locals turned up—it was on that date that, much to everyone’s surprise, Myra Dine went forward during
John Nelson Parr’s end-of-sermon appeal, her face red and her cheeks streaming with tears. Everyone thought she was already “saved”; she was, after all, the daughter of Mrs. Dine—Stella—who regularly attended
Fleetwood Full Gospel
Church. But Myra, realising that she had never given her life to the Lord, went forward that night. Her boyfriend at that time, Robert Miller, would later buy her a Bible, in which this date would be written.
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[2] Chris
Woodhead, recalling in the late 1970s the Knott End Campaign, thought that on the Sunday evening, we perhaps went over to Knott End immediately after our own meeting — to start, say, at 8.30 p.m. for an hour.
“John Nelson
Parr” — ca.1970
“Myra Dine”—1970
“Mrs. Dine – Stella”—1970
I encourage Audrey to serve the Lord
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