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Alvaston, Derby – St Michael and All Angels

Posted on October 6, 2019 by admin

Sunday 1 September 2019 and I was invited to an evening service at St Michael and All Angels at Alvaston as All Christians Together in SE Derby were going to sign a Covenant. I drove up to the church – … Continue reading →

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Northampton, Northamptonshire – All Saints’

Posted on October 6, 2019 by admin

We could have driven back from Milton Keynes straight up the M1, but instead went on the back roads to Northampton. I worked here for a couple of years back in the late 1980s, but don’t think I’ve ever been … Continue reading →

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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire – Christ the Cornerstone

Posted on September 23, 2019 by admin

Driving home from High Wycombe on Saturday 18 August we stopped in Milton Keynes, and went to the Church of Christ the Cornerstone – SP 850 388. It wasn’t that busy on a Saturday morning – the café wasn’t open … Continue reading →

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Hughenden, Buckinghamshire – St Michael and All Angels

Posted on September 23, 2019 by admin

On Friday 17 August 2019 we drove out of High Wycombe and spent the morning at Hughenden, the National Trust property which was the home of Benjamin Disraeli. Julie enjoyed the author links – although neither of us (and most … Continue reading →

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High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire – All Saints’

Posted on September 23, 2019 by admin

Thursday 16 August 2019. We are in High Wycombe, having been to see Taming of the Shrew at Stratford last night, and off to see Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre later today. We went for a walk into … Continue reading →

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Cley, Norfolk – St Margaret

Posted on September 15, 2019 by admin

We had a good hour in Blakeney Church, then caught the bus the short hop to Cley. Cley windmill is rather nice b&b (a bit above my price range) with its own website – http://www.cleywindmill.co.uk/the-mill/history/. Probably built about 1819. We … Continue reading →

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Blakeney, Norfolk – St Nicholas

Posted on September 15, 2019 by admin

In East Anglia on 29 July 2019, and the bus took us on through Wells – an interesting piece of driving. Then we changed onto the Coasthopper and continued east. The bus stops outside St Nicholas church, Blakeney – TG … Continue reading →

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Burnham Market, Norfolk – St Mary the Virgin

Posted on September 15, 2019 by admin

On Monday 29 July 2019 I had a day in East Anglia. The 0621 from East Midlands Parkway, meet Elaine at Ely, get into King’s Lynn at 0902, and catch the 0930 bus along the coast. There is a £10 … Continue reading →

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Crich, Derbyshire – St Mary the Virgin

Posted on September 11, 2019 by admin

Last summer my blog readers will remember that I did a lot of work on The Carriage of Mail on Trams for an exhibition at the Tramway Museum at Crich. Over the winter they made it into an exhibition. I … Continue reading →

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Dronfield, Derbyshire – St Andrew’s Community Church

Posted on September 2, 2019 by admin

My evening engagement on Thursday 20 June was at St Andrew’s Community church in Dronfield where I was to be at the licensing of the Reverend Paul Mellars as Team Vicar. This is a church which includes the grid reference … Continue reading →

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