It’s true. Yes, some of the congregation told me that St. Andrew’s really rocks! St. Andrew’s is Darlington’s oldest church, built around 1125, and is now linked up with Sadberge, another of my link churches. My previous visit to them … Continue reading Really Rockin’ it @ St. Andrew’s, Haughton, Darlington, Co. Durham!
Heighington, ah, Heighington! Just spent the weekend in my home church of St. Michael’s, Heighington, near Darlington, Co. Durham. Ah, what memories 😊 what friends 😊 what experiences! 😊 Here I was, from 1985-89, living here, working here and worshiping here. All in Heighington. And in … Continue reading St. Michael’s, Heighington and St. Matthew & St. Luke’s, Darlington, Co. Durham @ Home Church Visit!
“Collins bags a hat-trick as five star Luton destroy Plymouth” ~ “Plymouth Argyle thrashed 5-1 by rampant Luton Town after defensive shocker” ~ “Striker James Collins netted a hat-trick as Luton hammered Plymouth“… Yes, it was all happening in Luton this past weekend, starting on Saturday afternoon as Luton Town Football Club ‘destroyed’, ‘hammered’ and ‘thrashed’ poor old Plymouth Argyle in League One, the third tier of the English Football League, by 5 goals to 1. Five-One! Incredible. There were so many goals, it was impossible to get bored. Never a dull moment in the whole match. And as 4 … Continue reading Luton Town wins 5-1! All smiles @ All Saints with St. Peter, Luton ~ CMS Link Visit with goals galore!
So said Bill Bryson, famous author and chancellor of Durham University – describing Durham as ‘a perfect little city’ and ‘one of the most beautiful little cities in the world’. So if Bill Bryson said it, then of course it … Continue reading St. John’s, Neville’s Cross & St. Edmund’s, Bearpark: CMS Link Visit @ Durham: ‘A Perfect Little City’!
Just spent an amazing – and very refreshing – six days on Holy Island, ‘The Holy Island of Lindisfarne’ no less, my first ever visit! It’s a real 5-star place, though not in the usual sense, of course. For many … Continue reading The 5-star Holy Island of Lindisfarne ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!
Yes, ‘God’s Own Country’ as they say about Yorkshire ~ and I just had a wonderful weekend visiting 2 of my very supportive CMS Link Churches in West Yorkshire. As the locals know, you just can’t beat Yorkshire for anything! … Continue reading St. Thomas, Batley & Dewsbury Minster: CMS Link Visits @ God’s Own Country!
A week or so in the West Country in Autumn ~ and yes, it was great! Tiverton, Devon ~ where my good friend Elizabeth took me to see a really bleak but utterly compelling Russian movie, ‘Loveless‘ which was about … Continue reading Wanderings in the Wonderful West Country!
Beccles in Suffolk is not just beautiful, it’s also busy, though you wouldn’t think so if you looked at the roads at a weekend – all empty! But relaxing in the restaurants, climbing up the tower, and out on the … Continue reading Beautiful Beccles ~ CMS Link Visit No. 4 ~ YES!
Off to Oxford for 2 days ~ yippee! Main purpose – to visit CMS Church Mission Society HQ today – to meet all the wonderful people who work there and share with them a little about life in Taiwan. Oh, … Continue reading Oxford Vibes and more @ CMS-UK HQ!
