Monthly Archives: February 2017

Willington, Derbyshire – St Michael

Posted on February 27, 2017 by admin

Tuesday 21 February, and a morning’s drive to explore a couple of villages south of Derby – just a few minutes away down the A38. Willington is a busy village, on the Trent and Mersey Canal – website. One of … Continue reading →

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Guards’ Chapel, London

Posted on February 12, 2017 by admin

A day in London on Friday 3 February saw me having a good walk. I walked from Euston to the V&A then back through Chelsea and past Buckingham Palace to the Guards’ Chapel on Birdcage Walk. In my youth I … Continue reading →

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northernvicar walks – January 2017

Posted on February 11, 2017 by admin

In 2016 my son Harry ran 1,000 miles for the charity Changing Faces – website. We have never worked out where he gets the running gene from, but we are proud parents. Here he runs back to the Vicarage having completed … Continue reading →

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Bulwick, Northamptonshire – St Nicholas

Posted on February 10, 2017 by admin

The final church was St Nicholas, Bulwick SP963942 – still Northamptonshire – website. I had been here in the  early 1990s when the Rectory was the Reverend Mervyn Wilson. He was a main-mover behind The Rural Theology Association – website – and … Continue reading →

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Harringworth, Northamptonshire – St John the Baptist

Posted on February 10, 2017 by admin

After lunch beside Rutland Water we headed south through North Luffenham and across the railway (barriers controlled from Ketton box). Then the A6121 and B672 which took us under the Harringworth (Welland) Viaduct. The field on the south side of … Continue reading →

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Apethorpe, Northamptonshire – St Leonard

Posted on February 10, 2017 by admin

The next church we stopped at was Apethorpe – TL025957. On my return I look at the Apethorpe village website which gives details of the new Vicar, but not much about the church. It doesn’t mention the Palace, see below. … Continue reading →

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Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire – St Mary and All Saints

Posted on February 8, 2017 by admin

On Friday 27 January we went off towards Rutland Water where we were meeting friends for lunch. The first church of call was Fotheringhay – St Mary and All Saints (TL060932). We entered the village over the old bridge, and … Continue reading →

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Robinson College, Cambridge

Posted on February 5, 2017 by admin

  On Thursday 26 January we had a Cambridge day. My wife’s book-buying odyssey started in Waterstone’s (I escaped to the café), and continued to Heffer’s. Then we had a lunch break. Julie went back to Heffer’s and I went for … Continue reading →

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Whissendine, Rutland – St Andrew

Posted on February 1, 2017 by admin

We drove south out of Wymondham and, as it was getting late and foggy, didn’t go via Edmonthorpe (which is a CCT church). Another minor road – this car will need a clean – and we crossed the railway at … Continue reading →

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