Letter
The Hallé, Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1940

It's not even Tuesday yet and Griff is already longing for the weekend. "There isn't anything better in the wide world than being with you." He hopes to see her on Saturday.
Working at the travel agents in Ashton is surprisingly busy, "plenty of passengers when yo consider that so many of our clients have joined up."
The young lad a work has joined a church choir. Griff is trying to interest him in elementary theory but has had no luck yet. "He simply appears to disbelieve me when I tell him how much more easy the game is when one knows the simple grammar of it."
He's stopped learning French because he's fallen out with France and wishes to learn Italian instead as it's easier to pick up given the Latin learned in church choirs and the Hallé. (Just wait until Italy start to march on France, my friend. Might change your tune then.)
He hopes to continue working with the travel agency past the summer and may get inducted into the Home Guard at Withington.
His parents have rejected the idea of transferring their beds downstairs.
He hopes Ida will take case given the recent damages and horrid accidents to people and places in recent air raids.

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.