Dear Colin, I missed your proposed schedule, probably because of email problems in PNG. In fact I have not seen anything sent by you for some considerable time. Would you mind sending copies of everything relevant to your plans so far to me directly. My wife Joy and I will probably not be able to join you for the full tour in the bus, as our itinerary is dependent upon the date of a wedding in Hawaii that has not been fixed as yet, so therefore make your plans to suit everybody else and we will try to catch up with you where-ever our paths can cross. If we should miss the tour altogether, we would still like to call on you Colin while we are in England and get your advice on various matters genealogical, if this convenient to you. I am also in favour of your two ideas of: (i) A regular and moveable feast of gatherings of Duttons through out the world; and (ii) the creation of a Dutton CD. Both of which will take a lot of work on some peoples part. I would be interested in participating in a necessarily small way to any joint effort that may develop in respect of either or both projects. Our itinerary in England involves vesting both London and St. Boswells near Edinburgh, as our fixed points. We had thought to drive one way via Dutton country in Cheshire etc, and to return the other way by train. Which direction we drive, North or South, and the reverse direction in which we train is flexible and would depend on the best timing for us to intercept and join everyone else on the tour. So we wait will wait for your plans before we finalise ours. In the meantime can you please advise us where to find the Stoke Newington School in relation to London so that we can add that into our driving plan. Thank you, Warren Dutton ----- Original Message ----- From: Colin Dutton <colin.dutton@btinternet.com> To: <DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, 21 March 2000 9:34 Subject: Re: Are you There? > Hi Sheila, > > Just a note to reassure you that I am still around and okay. > > I only get a chance to log onto my e-mails about once a week if I'm lucky > due to work and other commitments, however, I have been looking into things > in the background. > > I have secured the use of a school minibus (17 seater - including the > driver) for most of the week (not fridays) at a cost of a donation plus > petrol (gas). Also, I'm looking into hotels in Cheshire to fit you all in > (bearing in mind I still don't know who is definitely coming) and trying to > keep your costs to a minimum whilst maintaining a good standard of > facilities. Also, I am trying to get a hotel that is of historical value > and not something thrown together in the last decade or so. > > I am still waiting to hear from Charles Sherborne Dutton re hotels in the > south of England nearer to London and Stoke Newington School to finalise an > itinerary. > > I published a suggested itinerary a few weeks back but only had a few > responses, do I take it that this is what people want or do you want > something else out of the trip over to the UK? > > I realise that time is getting on and June will soon be upon us, but I am no > nearer knowing when you all intend to come over. We can arrange the > itinerary to fir into any week irrespective to hitting Mid-Summer's Day and > I would like to arrange it to dates that suite the majority and not force > people to go along with my suggestions. > > Could everyone that is hoping to come over please reply to this message and > give me the best dates for your convenience. Please leave the reply open so > that everyone gets to read it as it may help people to make up their minds > if they see dates duplicated. > > I am really looking forward to meeting my overseas Cousins and I do hope > that some of the Duttons over here will also respond and join in. This > event may be a one off and may never happen again, but conversely, it may > be the first of many meetings, not just in the UK but in several venues > around the world, we are unique, let's lead the way. > > I also mooted my thoughts on collating and combining everyone's Dutton > information and publishing is on a CD to be distributed amongst ourselves > and any other interested parties, what do you all think of this idea, could > Mike handle this or do we have a Dutton out there with the time and energy > to do it. > > That's it for now, kind regards to you all. > > Colin Dutton > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sheiladutton <sheiladutton@earthlink.net> > To: DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com <DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 20 March 2000 01:00 > Subject: Are you There? > > > >Colin, are you there? I am beginning to get worried because you have > >not responded to my emails and I now am wondering if you are okay? > >Please answer! > >Thanks. > >Sheila Dutton > > > > >