Category Archives: Derbyshire

northernvicarwalks Sep to Dec 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by admin

To be honest, Northern Vicar doesn’t walk much between September and December 2022. A routine blood test led to a cancer diagnosis, which led to major surgery at the end of November. The Chaplains at The Christie Hospital in Manchester … Continue reading →

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Derby, Normanton – St Giles

Posted on June 29, 2022 by admin

On Thursday 16 June 2022, the Feast of Corpus Christi, Deanery Chapter was at St Giles, Normanton – a church of a very different tradition to mine (you won’t find baptisms, weddings or funerals on their website – http://stgiles-derby.org.uk/). This … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – May 2022

Posted on May 31, 2022 by admin

May 2022, and I am actually blogging it on the last day of the month! It has been a month with the Peace Doves in Derby Cathedral – an installation by the artist Peter Walker, 8,000 doves (all made locally … Continue reading →

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Derby – St Anne’s

Posted on May 27, 2022 by admin

St Anne’s church on Whitecross Street is a typical High Church built in 1871-72 for the expanding town. Despite being a near-neighbour, it is under the Bishop of Ebbsfleet and I had never been in until an organ recital on … Continue reading →

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Kirk Langley, Derbyshire – St Michael’s

Posted on May 27, 2022 by admin

St Michael Kirk Langley is at SK286388, just south of the main road. It is mainly C14, with a couple of Victorian restorations. Fascinating roof line, all bits and pieces out together – I like what I assume is a … Continue reading →

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Parwich, Derbyshire – St Peter’s

Posted on January 4, 2022 by admin

We continued on to Parwich. St Peter’s church is in the middle of the village at SK 188 543, just behind The Sycamore Pub (which is one of those annoying places where the website says dogs are welcome, but makes … Continue reading →

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Ballidon, Derbyshire – All Saints

Posted on January 3, 2022 by admin

All Saints church, Ballidon, is on the right of the road as you drive up to the village – grid reference SK 203 544. It is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches – friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk – a … Continue reading →

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Swanwick, Derbyshire – St Andrew

Posted on December 30, 2021 by admin

I went to Swanwick first thing on the Thursday before Christmas to take a funeral. It was a very foggy day (when we were in the cemetery it was like something out of Dickens). I went back before the New … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – November 2021

Posted on December 26, 2021 by admin

This was the month we finally managed to restart our Toddler Group, and that was a huge pleasure. Remembrance Sunday was busy too – I felt mixed emotions, pleased that the place was full, but worried about the number of … Continue reading →

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Derbyshire – Smalley, St John the Baptist

Posted on August 26, 2021 by admin

One of our local retired priests put on facebook that there was a flower festival at St John the Baptist in Smalley – I thought we had a Diocesan communications department to tell us what is going on – so … Continue reading →

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