
First published 17th June 2023 Sara and her husband Stewart, were a good hour or so away from Ulswater in a lovely little cottage (appropriately called ‘The little cottage’) in tiny little village just off the A6. Two small roads, village green, a garage and a pub, that’s it. Sara was part of the group…

First published 17th June 2023 It was great to be back at home in the house that I grew up in. The rest of Monday was spent giving mum my washing and relaxing in the back garden. In the evening we had a nice pub dinner and a reasonably early night. Whilst I was in…

First published 17th June 2023 Whilst at home, I was keen to see my old youth worker, Maureen, who I had given such a hard time to in the youth group all those years ago. Wednesday morning, I found myself, once again, in her kitchen, having a cuppa (with a bonus bacon sandwich). It was…

First published 24th June 2023 Exactly a week after I had returned home from Manchester I decided I was going to start writing the last chapter of the blog. I’d had a wash or two, celebrated birthdays and was feeling refreshed. I’ve really enjoyed writing this blog, and those of you reading it have said…

Friday 19th May 2023 – St Pauls Cathedral London. Presiding at the Holy Communion service at 8am. Friday 26th May 2023 – Ely Cathedral. Presiding at the Holy Communion service at 8am. Friday 2nd June 2023 – Durham Cathedral. Attending 12:30 Holy Communion service Wednesday 7th June 2023 – Carlise Cathedral. Presiding at the Holy…

I am told that there is a tradition amongst classic car owners to create a playist for the year your car was ‘born’. Fortunatly for me 1979 was a great year for music. Disco, punk and the emerging sound of the next decade are all in the mix.