There will be a special Choral Evensong on Tuesday November 26th at 5.30pm in thanksgiving for the life of David Hopkinson. The contribution David has made to the life of the Cathedral, the Diocese and in wider public life is exceptional even in an age in which hyperbole is normative.
David was a founder member of Chichester Cathedral Restoration and Development Trust and a founder donor of the Millennium Trust which have provided huge sums of money for the preservation of the fabric of the Cathedral over many years. But he was also passionate about the music and worship of the Cathedral and through his vision an organ fund was created, and he himself provided the nave division of the organ which is known as the Poling Organ in recognition of the place where David lived. He was a generous patron of the Southern Cathedrals Festival and a wise member of the Cathedral Finance Committee.
For many years he was Chairman of the Diocesan Board of Finance and transformed the finances of the diocese for good as well as contributing to the life of the national church in his role as a Church Commissioner. But his work also extended well beyond the church. Early in his career he was Clerk to the House of Commons; he served on the Bank of England Advisory Committee and he spent nine years as a highly successful Managing Director of M and G investment house. More locally he served as Chair of Pallant House Art Gallery and was a Deputy Lord Lieutenant. The University of Chichester bestowed on him an honorary degree in recognition of the contribution he made to life in Sussex.
All are welcome to join us for Evensong on November 26th as we give thanks with his family and friends for a life well lived.