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Adrian Burrows RIP
Dickon Moon17 Oct 2024 - 16:13
Club loses a stalwart former player and member.
Adrian Burrows died from a heart attack on 6th October 2024.
After Truro School, Adrian joined London Cornish in the late 1960’s when he moved to London to work for IBM. With LCRFC he establishing continuing relationships with 2nd row partnerships including with now Club Chairman Frank Hill. Towards the end of the 70’s he relocated back to Cornwall and Liskeard RFC and took up refereeing with the CRFU Referees Society which took him to club matches throughout the County during the amateur non-league days.
An accomplished bass singer with London Cornish après match singing and a brief encounter with the London Welsh Male Voice Choir on returning to Cornwall he sang with the Loveny Male Voice Choir singing in the first massed Cornish Choir concert in the Royal Albert Hall and was later invited to join Canoryn Lowen, probably one of the most accomplished mixed choirs in Cornwall with much recorded music.
Adrian was a connoisseur of beer, which he loved very much and always in proportion. He leaves a widow Mandy, son Sam, daughter-in-law Jennifer and grandchildren Noah and Jack.
A memorial concert will be held with Canoryan Lowen singing at St Neot’s Church, St. Neot, Liskeard PL14 6NG on Wednesday November 13th at 19.30 for one hour followed by a more informal gathering nearby. Blazers are welcome throughout the evening.
After Truro School, Adrian joined London Cornish in the late 1960’s when he moved to London to work for IBM. With LCRFC he establishing continuing relationships with 2nd row partnerships including with now Club Chairman Frank Hill. Towards the end of the 70’s he relocated back to Cornwall and Liskeard RFC and took up refereeing with the CRFU Referees Society which took him to club matches throughout the County during the amateur non-league days.
An accomplished bass singer with London Cornish après match singing and a brief encounter with the London Welsh Male Voice Choir on returning to Cornwall he sang with the Loveny Male Voice Choir singing in the first massed Cornish Choir concert in the Royal Albert Hall and was later invited to join Canoryn Lowen, probably one of the most accomplished mixed choirs in Cornwall with much recorded music.
Adrian was a connoisseur of beer, which he loved very much and always in proportion. He leaves a widow Mandy, son Sam, daughter-in-law Jennifer and grandchildren Noah and Jack.
A memorial concert will be held with Canoryan Lowen singing at St Neot’s Church, St. Neot, Liskeard PL14 6NG on Wednesday November 13th at 19.30 for one hour followed by a more informal gathering nearby. Blazers are welcome throughout the evening.
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