MILLENNIUM WISHES MADE BY THE PEOPLE OF WIMBORNE

AT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE QUARTERJACK’S CHALLENGE 

“Peace and love for all”   Sandy Hirsh

“World peace”   Hannah, aged 12

“Peace among our family and throughout the world”   Michael Young

“The community play be funded to move to the Barbican in 2000”   Anon

“Community spirit and world peace”   Jane, aged 49

“Enterprise”   Joan Frayer, aged 74

“No starvation”   Jenny

“Health, wealth and happiness”   Inga & Vic Grayson, Frank & Ben Dowdle

“End of all wars and all racial and sexual discrimination”   Dan Horitz, aged 14

“The resources of the world are shared more fairly between the people of the world”   Ruth Bush, aged 51

“Wimborne’s sense of community and neighbourliness develops more and that the world encompasses further values”   Richard Bush

“An end to hate and war”   Trevor Brown, aged 76

“Everyone should have a fair life”   Molly Mines, aged 10

“Complete disarmament. Failing that a weekend on a desert island with Darcey Bussell”   Adrian Williams, aged 41

“Our wonderful town of Wimborne will continue to be a witness of the glory of God and Jesus Christ”   Maureen and Tony Lewis

“Peace in all the world”   Anon

“We should all learn to care for our environment more”    Anne Griffiths, aged 42

“Wimborne to remain the excellent community that it is and for people to make their wishes come true by making them known and taking direct action”   Anon

“Everyone should take stock of their lives, decide what really matters and don’t continue to be so ‘driven’ – just a nicer pace in life when people could have more time for each other and enjoy life!”   Richard Ashby

“A rediscovery of eternal Christian values by people turning to Jesus Christ”   Ruth Mason, aged 58

“To rebuild the spire on the Minster”   Alfie Tyson Brown, aged 7

“Margaret Beaufort’s example should continue worldwide for it is education that brings tolerance, understanding and the ability to appreciate life as the gift it is”   Anon

“To preserve for the next millennium celebrations (i.e. 3000) our wonderful heritage here in Wimborne.  I do hope it will not be destroyed by the proposed supermarket!”   Gill Curlett

“Not to build a new supermarket”   Dennis Curlett, aged 52

“Churches together in Wimborne should flourish and continue our Christian heritage”   Anon

“Healing for the Earth. Healing for the people – a new consciousness and compassion”   Wendy Wharam, aged 66

“Give everyone in the world the right to a good education”   Steve Smith, aged 41

“Wimborne will be left in peace and free from shopping developments”   Gregory Vevver, aged 10

“Peace everywhere”   Marjory Corkhill, aged 77

“Happiness and peace all over the world”   Kate Billington, aged 10

“Peace”   James Bond, aged 61

“No one should be hungry or fight anyone else”    A K Horitz

“An end of killing and racism. World peace”   John Young, aged 14

“Peace and elimination of world poverty”   Lawrence family

“Wimborne to stay and prosper with all people playing a part to help it do so.Long live Wimborne and England”     Anon

“Peace all over the world”  Pauline & Ray Moore, Pat & Bill Rush

“Peace”    Tom Wrigglesworth, aged 12

“No more hunger”    Laura Thomas, aged 10

“Peace in the world”   Sharon Muiruri

“More sweets”    Mburu (Sharon Muiruri’s son), aged 2

“Health”     Mrs A Nicholls

“All to be nice and respect to all”    Ivy Ellis

“Prosperity to the community”    A R Barton, aged 6

“World equality”    W Stevenson, aged 65

“Lasting world peace”    Anon

“People and nations will do more listening to each other and put God’s love into practice”     Nigel Feaver, aged 48

“I hope that Wimborne finds another Mr Oliver to organise the celebration of the next millennium”     Anon

“That boys will be nice”    Claire, aged 5

“More enterprise in the town”    Mr Swallow, aged 85

“Happiness in the family”    Emma Lockwood, aged 9

“Everyone in the world has a good time”    Patrick Wall, aged 7

“Natural world knowledge which heals”    Ms Harvey, aged 59

“People are more tolerant of each other and become less materialistic”    Anon

“Health and happiness and that a cure is soon found for cancer”   Trudy Auly, aged 44

“Love and tolerance by all people to all people”    Elaine Hills, aged 47

“Good health and happiness for my parents in their retirement”    Rhys Taylor, aged 44

“The community play continues to 2100 and goes from strength to strength”    B Allsop, aged 29

“The world to be more at peace and for all mankind to be more tolerant of each other, especially for religious tolerance”   Eileen Butler, aged 67

“Peace, fulfilment and good health to all in the world”     Two ordinary folk of this town

“Peace – and the wisdom of the wise lady of Cowgrove to carry us through the next millennium”     Paul & Maureen Edwards

“A peaceful new millennium”    Ian, aged 39

“Peace to the world and freedom from hunger”    Ken Barnes, aged 72