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Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire

Posted on August 23, 2020 by admin

After Blist’s Hill we drove out through Coalport and some interesting roads to Shifnal, which looks like a town worth exploring, and up to the A5. Then I saw a sign to English Heritage Lilleshall Abbey, so we followed it. … Continue reading →

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Blist’s Hill Victorian Town, Shropshire – St Chad

Posted on August 23, 2020 by admin

Last November we purchased an Annual Pass for the Ironbridge Museum in their Black Friday deals. Then came winter, then came Covid. We drove over a few weeks ago to collect it, but it was a wet, horrible day and … Continue reading →

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National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire – the Army

Posted on August 20, 2020 by admin

Let’s start this final section with one amazing memorial, then we’ll end our visit with another.  We should mention we enjoyed the gardens and the café – and look forward to coming back when the Remembrance section is open, an … Continue reading →

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National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire – beside the river

Posted on August 20, 2020 by admin

Our next amble was from the Naval area up beside the River Tame to the railway, then back in the direction of the ‘Shot at Dawn’ memorial, which we’ll do in the next blog. Here are a selection of the … Continue reading →

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National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire – RAF, Far East, Land Girls and Navy

Posted on August 20, 2020 by admin

Having visited the Millennium Chapel, we started to explore the grounds. There is no way I will do all the memorials, so we will have a selection of them. The gardens are lovely, and there is a good variety of … Continue reading →

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National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire – Millennium Chapel

Posted on August 20, 2020 by admin

We haven’t be able to visit churches for the last few months, and I am aware that I have still not blogged my two or Derby Cathedral. On Saturday 1 August we went to the National Memorial Arboretum. Our friends … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks July 2020

Posted on August 19, 2020 by admin

This cartoon was in Private Eye and it sums everything up better than I can. I should have been celebrating my 25th anniversary of Ordination, instead we are struggling to get churches reopened. We had our first Sunday service at … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks June 2020

Posted on July 16, 2020 by admin

Covid continues, aided by a shambolic government. We learned about social distancing and managed to get one church open for Private Prayer. I made lots of phone calls, and posted on facebook every day. Here are my ramblings. I managed … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – May 2020

Posted on June 3, 2020 by admin

This cartoon sums up the shambles that was May. If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry. It will be interesting if people reading this blog in 20 years time have any idea who the cartoon relates to. I know an historian … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks [or doesn’t walk] – April 2000

Posted on May 5, 2020 by admin

Here we are in the time of Covid-19. This is one cartoon which sums up the month. The one below sums up what it felt like not to do Holy Week and Easter in my churches. You had to try … Continue reading →

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