 then Simon’s flat was like going into a don’s room at Cambridge, elegant, beautiful, with lots of books.Simon maintained his distinctiveness and yet had a readiness to share that without any pretence he liked Top of the Pops or whatever, and they recognised in him his care for them.I don’t know if the parish ever recognised the significance of that ministry.” 

A major event for the parish and the wider community, conceived and executed by Simon Bailey, was a large-scale community venture involving the production and performance of a play written and directed by him.