As the message comes not just from me but on behalf of all the Shellbacks, we are not including individual members for thanks - they are too many to mention - and, as Derek always says, the Shellback Chorus is more than any one person.
Derek founded the chorus ten years ago, and for the first few years organised things almost single-handedly until life and family circumstances forced him to take a back seat and his role as organiser was taken over by myself, Len Devey, Arthur Marsden, Clive Brooks and Theresa Tooley to name but a few.
Everyone who has sung with us, or has heard us sing, know that Derek is frequently mentioned and was thanked by all of us at the end of our last few festivals. However, Vic, they also know that thanks for the organisation of the chorus are due to more than one person for keeping the group together for at least the last 6 years.