Bill started attending Kingsley Hall Bow as a young boy. He met and was greatly influenced by Muriel & Doris Lester In 1931 he met Mahatma Gandhi and Bill's account of the visit was syndicated across India
Bill & Emily attended Kingsley Hall Dagenham for over 60 year They met there as teenagers They were married there on February 13, 1943 Their son, John, was baptised there in September 1947 For many years Bill was "MC" at regular Saturday evening dances, He did the lighting for shows, and handled the PA at the garden fete. On their retirement they started "Tea (Ballroom) Dance" there every Tuesday afternoon for about 40 people and raised a great deal of money for the work. They celebrated their Golden Wedding there on February 13, 1993 and Bill's funeral on June 12, 2000 his ahses were buried there and a rose planted in his memory Emily continues to go there many times a week...........................
One person at Kingsley hall at the same time was Dudley Moore. Bill acted as his "sound man" when Dudley did a charity performance at Kingsley hall in the 1990s

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