Thank you to Richard King [member no. 15] and Leona Geeves [member no. 87] for these memories.
1980s
![Leonard Hansen & Richard King with birthday presentation to Wolfgang Wagner 1989](/sites/default/files/inline-images/1989a.jpg)
![A copy of the Book Plate from an original lino-cut designed by Franck Marjason which was presented to Wolfgang Wagner](/sites/default/files/inline-images/37_0%20%28dragged%29%202.jpg)
1990s
![Members Willi & Hanna Spiller, Barbara McNulty, Leona Geeves, Pamela Thomas, Patricia Baillie, Graham Thomas & Japanese fan](/sites/default/files/inline-images/1_1.jpg)
![Members Leona Geeves, Garry Richards, Margaret Budge, Hilda Perini & Bill and Edna Watson](/sites/default/files/inline-images/2_1.jpg)
![Members Garry Richards, Margaret Budge, Hilda Perini & Bill and Edna Watson](/sites/default/files/inline-images/3.jpg)
![Members Hilda Perini, Phil ?, Rosemary Cater-Smith, Alec Cater & Margaret Budge](/sites/default/files/inline-images/4_3.jpg)
![Members Margaret Budge, Hilda Perini & Edna and Bill Watson](/sites/default/files/inline-images/5.jpg)
![Leona in the queue for Wolfgang Wagner to sign copies of his book](/sites/default/files/inline-images/6.jpg)
![Wolfgang Wagner signing a copy of his book](/sites/default/files/inline-images/7.jpg)
![Wolfgang Wagner signing Leona's program](/sites/default/files/inline-images/8.jpg)
![Leona with fellow members Marian Purvis & Dennis Mather](/sites/default/files/inline-images/9.jpg)
![Dinner at Der Eule, Bayreuth. Leona was translating the menu for members Helena and Bob Carr, & Sandra and Tony Wheeler](/sites/default/files/inline-images/10.jpg)
![Members Justice Jane Mathews AO, Joan Griffin, Leona & Dr Terence Watson](/sites/default/files/inline-images/11.jpg)
![Leona with fellow members Margaret Budge, Hilda Perini & Edna Watson](/sites/default/files/inline-images/13.jpg)
![Members Barbara McNulty, Hilda Perini & Margaret Budge](/sites/default/files/inline-images/14.jpg)
![Siegfried Jerusalem signing Leona's Bayreuth program](/sites/default/files/inline-images/15.jpg)
![Leona with chorus master, Herr Norbert Balatsch and his then wife Frau Balatsch](/sites/default/files/inline-images/19.jpg)
![Leona with Gudrun Wagner, member Lady Galleghan & Wolfgang Wagner](/sites/default/files/inline-images/20_0.jpg)
2000
![Leona with fellow member Robert Lloyd](/sites/default/files/inline-images/27.jpg)
![Members Naomi Kaldor, Jane Mathews, Leona & Siss Harnett](/sites/default/files/inline-images/28.jpg)
![Members Naomi Kaldor, Robert Lloyd, Joan Griffin, Donald Campbell & Barbara McNulty](/sites/default/files/inline-images/29.jpg)
![Unknown & Baroness Lotti von Chiari with members Robert Lloyd, Jim Leigh & Siss Hartnett](/sites/default/files/inline-images/30.jpg)
![Leona with Linda Watson (Ortrud) & Melanie Diener (Elsa von Brabant)](/sites/default/files/inline-images/31.jpg)
![Menu from the Gala Dinner](/sites/default/files/inline-images/16_1.jpg)
![Menu from the Gala Dinner](/sites/default/files/inline-images/17_0.jpg)
These annual dinners were held in the Festspielhaus Restaurant starting immediately after the performance of 'Das Rheingold' in the last cycle of Ring performances, and were well-attended by English-speaking visitors to the Festival, and by singers and other artists taking part in the productions. Dr Sloan was perhaps better known as the person who in retirement was a passionate follower of Ring Cycles, allegedly attending performances from some 90 different productions.