by Julie Turner | Aug 19, 2011 | What's Happening
For those of you old enough to remember talent shows before ‘The X Factor’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, there was a show called ‘Opportunity Knocks’. This talent show was famously hosted by Hughie Green, and later editions were...
by Julie Turner | Aug 18, 2011 | What's Happening
“Life is full of light and shadow”, the DavidCrowder*Band song ‘Shadows’ goes. It’s full of ups and downs and twists and turns. Very rarely does it seem as though we’re on a straight road. Life, it seems to me, is more like a...
by Julie Turner | Aug 17, 2011 | What's Happening
I do apologise in advance for the randomness of this post. My Internet home page is set to Google and as you may know, they put pretty pictures on there of things of general interest. It’s a bit like having an automatic calendar. Birthdays and anniversaries (see...
by Julie Turner | Aug 16, 2011 | What's Happening
People have very different attitudes to birthdays. Some love them. Some dread them. Some are indifferent to them. In a similar manner, people have very different attitudes to the birthday box at church, and this was very definitely demonstrated this last Sunday. We...
by Julie Turner | Aug 16, 2011 | What's Happening
All our historic ramblings last week led me to thinking about legacies. We looked round so many historic buildings, which generally only became historic because somebody had the vision and determination to want to leave behind something that would make a difference to...
