Our first performance with Terry Waite three years ago in Newmarket was an inspirational occasion which has quite rightly passed into Street Voices folk lore. Who could forget the warmth of this great man who happily sang along with us and expertly played a set of spoons borrowed from the kitchen of the St Etheldreda Church Hall?
This time our performance for Terry was much closer to home in the lovely garden of Westcott House in Cambridge. Once again the cause was the young people’s homeless charity, Newmarket Open Door.
Despite a favourable forecast, the weather turned overcast and showery on the evening of the performance 
The garden party guests were forced to take cover, while we played on to those stoic enough to venture outside! Thanks to all the folks who listened, enjoyed and made encouraging comments! Spoon-playing was clearly off the agenda for Terry, but we did manage a short interchange, and a brief reminisce about our earlier meeting.
After the very excellent buffet meal only one question remained… where was the famous Westcott tortoise? The rainy weather clearly wasn’t conducive to our reptilian brethren turning up for the gig, but we didn’t lose all hope of a sighting.
The lengthy business of drying off the kit and packing away the last few leads and stands finished, a shout went up from down in the walled garden – and there she was, the venerable Hort: safely tucked into her shell and sheltering by the wall.
I don’t know what she thought of the music (she didn’t say) but here is photographic proof of her presence 
