Ted was a lifelong member of TLO, having been with the orchestra from when it started, 65 years ago. He played with them when they delivered impressive performances at the Free Trade Hall and also when we were at our smallest, always a loyal and reliable part of the team. My memories of Ted go back to when TLO met at Platt Lane Methodist. He was quiet but supportive and he had a wry smile and dry sense of humour. Ted played sax and spent a lot of time with Les, probably of similar age, who played the clarinet. Ted was treasurer for a number of years and kept the books assiduously. Every quarter a small note appeared attached to the conductor’s stand, mentioning politely and discreetly that the next payment of subs was due. It seemed quite discourteous to talk about it out loud! When we moved from Platt Lane Methodist to Heald Green Methodist, Ted was one of those who came with us, a small group at that stage. He continued playing regularly for several years until his wife Norma became very unwell. This overlapped with increasing difficulty with maintaining his embouchure for playing and Ted became frustrated with not playing as well as he wanted and his self-imposed standards remained very high. It was with sadness that we said goodbye when he decided to leave about 5 years ago.