"What a wonderful night it was and despite our levity, extremely moving. There can be few occasions like that in the folk world anywhere. ... He's such a social animal and a real old trouper ..."Jon Dudley (on the right in the photograph above)
Shirley Collins making her presentation to Bob.
Bob thanks the large assembled crowd.
Bob drinks a toast to his many friends in the large audience surrounded by his family
Many thanks to Vic and Tina Smith, of The Royal Oak, Lewes, for the photos—There's another great photo of Bob in Vic and Tina's Picture Gallery.
Other photos of the night and of the Royal Oak and other Sussex folk clubs may be found on Tim Kent's website.
The Copper Family
New: 8 January 2001 | Now: 8 January 2001 | The background to this page is an enlargement from the Index to Jim Copper's pre-War song book written in an account book. | Garry Gillard