This is a orivate part of the website "singingpractice.uk" regarding Paola McInnes (known as Paula)who died on January 26h 2021 towards the end of her 93rd year of life. Paula was the wife of Robin, the owner of this website.
If you are not a friend of Paula or a member of the Randle and McInnes families, this will be of no interest to you, so please respect our privacy and choose another website.
Some videos and other information.
- Funeral videos and documents
Click here for page 2 to see videos of the funeral or read a transcript of the speeches and songs.
- For Paula (5 mins)
A tribute video, to the music of Mari Olsen
'Now you belong to Heaven' (exit music from the service}.
- Paula and her family (44 Mins}
A video of some of the family elements of Paula's life, which was also viewed by some at the family gathering on 3rd July 2021.
- Family gathering -the last party (8 Mins}
Some pictures from a gatherinng of family and friends on 3rd July 2021 to finally remember Paula and celebrate her life. This was delayed from February because of Covid-19 limitations on numbers at the funeral. Fortyfive guests including five great-grandchildren had penty of food and drink and talked about Paula.
- Paula's Recipes
Five recipes which were especially well appreciated in the family, includiing her legendary Tiramisu.
- Paula's entry in Remberme
St Paul's cathedral are building a chapel dedicated to those who lost their lives either through catching Covid19, or because of conditions caused by the pandemic. She had dementia, and we think the forced 8 week isolation was the main reason why she gave up eating and drinking, having nothing familiar to relate to. Click on her image to see the message. The website is called REMEMBERME2020. In august 2021 her entry was on page 7 of 102 (100 per page ie over 10,000 names so far)
- Menorial bench
Havant Borough Council have been commissioned to install this style of bench, on the Hayling Billy line by the bridge over the stream, hopefully by the end of February 2022. The bench at this spot is worn out and needs replacing. Towards the end of her life this was the furthest point from the house which Paula could manage to walk to - a distance of maybe 300 metres. A plaque will be put on it with these words:
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. - - - - In loving memory of
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. Paola McInnes 5.1.1928 - 26.1.2021
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. - Those we love don't go away
. - They sit beside us every day
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The granite memorial which was erected in Warbington Cemetery on November 18th 2021.
