Derek writes: Jackdaws are hard working and persevering. They have been at St. Margaret’s for years if not centuries. They are keen to get in to the Belfry to make their nests, thus any opening has to be securely covered with mesh to let air in and sound out. Over the decades the Jackdaws had … [Read more…]
Derek writes:I trust you were able to indulge with plenty of pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Like cream teas, I never seem to eat enough of them throughout the year. How are you going to spend Lent, this period leading up to Easter ? Traditionally we are encouraged to pray, fast ( give things up ) … [Read more…]
Derek writes: We begun cutting the Churchyard grass this week, probably the earliest we have started. Not for the first time I mused over why the metal railings were left around only one of the box tombs, many of the others had railings originally but were removed during WW 2 to be melted down for … [Read more…]
Derek writes: We said good bye to my Uncle Tom this week, an honorary Uncle (as we called them all Uncle and Aunty back in the day ) He had a good innings, aged 93.Through our childhood years my family holidayed with his down in South Wales. Many fond memories were layered upon layer, year on … [Read more…]
Karen Blackman writes: I first heard about the ‘Living Faith’ course back in 2017, at a Diocesan Vocations Day I attended at St Peter’s, Brighton. At the time I felt the course was something I might like to do but what with the demands of work and family commitments, the timing just didn’t seem right. … [Read more…]