If you travel south from Nantwich on minor roads, you will come across brown tourist signs pointing you in the direction of a secret bunker. Not so secret now! In its heyday in the 1950’s, the underground complex at Hack… Continue Reading
‘Blessed’ is not a word we hear or use much. We may speak of someone being ‘fortunate’ or ‘lucky’ or even ‘loaded’. We might use the word instead of a much worse one beginning with ‘b’; ‘that blessed tap’s dripping… Continue Reading
What ever our experience of life, there is always particular satisfaction to be gained in a job well done. For the train driver, it will be the journey where she kept to time, pulling into each station along the route… Continue Reading
One hundred years ago today, the last soldiers went ‘over the top’ at 4.20am. At 5.00am, The Armistice was signed in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiegne, Northern France. At 11. o’clock on the 11th day of the… Continue Reading
Love is one of the most over worked words in the English language. We use it to express our views on our favourite foods, films and clothes. The trouble is that he loves chocolate too much. My kids can’t get… Continue Reading
Are you familiar with the story of Mary Jones? Mary was the daughter of a weaver. The family lived in Llanfihangel y Pennant near Abergynolwyn at the food of Cadir Idris at the end of the eighteenth century. She learnt… Continue Reading
How many of you know the 2003 movie called ‘Bruce Almighty’ starring Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston? In the film, Carrey’s character, Bruce Nolan is a TV reporter who eventually gets fired from his post. His luck continues plummet and… Continue Reading
Where does it all come from? One lesson I am sure many schools will be teaching at this time of year will be about the origin of the food we eat and other products we use. For most children growing… Continue Reading
Do you enjoy a good argument? Some people do while others opt for a peaceful existence. When I was growing up, I used to argue with my mother about all sorts of things while my father would go and find… Continue Reading
If there is one thing which connects our three bible readings today, it the use we make of our tongues, how we speak, what we communicate. In Proverbs, (1.20-22) wisdom speaks out in the streets, on the busiest corner she… Continue Reading