Canon John Twisleton’s input at Tom Twisleton memorial service in Holy Ascension, Settle on 25th November 2017 Thank you, Hazel Richardson, for your contribution to Tom’s Centenary, with our young people, under the auspices of Settle Stories - a privilege to get to know you and to work with you over the last year! It’s good to be ‘Back in Settle’ this weekend, not just with 2400 members of the Facebook group of that name, but actually here right now with fowk signing off Tom Twisleton 100 before God. What a great centenary! A celebration of our Dales, our dialect, our farming, of Twisletons near and far in space and time, and an achievement for the young people who’ve shaped this year and this service. I’m Dalesman become Downsman. As plain speaking Yorkshireman I just fit in Sussex - they’re accommodating! I’m Tom’s kin all right. I’m also lang like lang Tom - 6 foot 3 - they gave me the nick name Fourth Peak at Giggleswick School! Like Tom I’m a preacher man - I’m
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