I turned the computer on this morning, and one of the first things I did was listen to the latest video message from Gareth Ratcliffe, who has been keeping everyone informed of the latest local developments. The last part of his message was a bit of a shock - Rev. Ian Charlesworth of Llyswen has died suddenly.
I've been looking at his Facebook page, which is filling up with tributes to him, including Kelvyn Jenkins who has said he will play the Last Post for him. The last post he wrote himself was on 29th March, giving some thoughts on Passion Sunday.
Rev. Charlesworth was a well known figure around Hay, especially round the Thursday Market, and he was at the forefront of the campaign to save Gwernyfed School a few years ago.
My fondest memory of him was when he organised a talk at Llyswen Village Hall by Valerie Singleton, of Blue Peter fame. She was a very entertaining speaker - but there were several of us there, including Rev. Charlesworth, who had watched Blue Peter when she was one of the presenters, and it was as if we were those children again - we were totally starstruck!
Someone from the parish is organising a Clap for Our Vicar on Easter Sunday, like the Clap for Carers, since it won't be possible to attend the funeral - or have an Easter Sunday service in the church.
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