Community Service

On Tuesday, a man wandered in to the Railway Embankment site as we were painting. His car was being serviced in the garage opposite and he had time to kill, so, seeing the open gates, he decided to explore. It must have seemed an odd sight to him: five people in...

The Bigger Picture

Working on the Railway Embankment art mural this week has been an object lesson, a parable, on life itself, and especially how we need the ‘bigger picture’ to see well. Most of the week was spent close to a very large wall, painting odd shapes. It was not...

A Work Of Art

I have been privileged this week to be involved in the creation of a work of art at the Railway Embankment in Goldthorpe. It’s an experience that has enriched my life in ways that are difficult to articulate. When I was at school, art was one of my least...

DCAF Community Art Project

This week sees the painting of the art mural at the Railway Embankment site in Goldthorpe, part of the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival community art project. The vision behind this project is to leave a legacy of colour and beauty in our area, inspired by Isaiah...

Forget-Me-Not

In our ‘Little Big Church’ service tonight, Stephen looked at Jonah, the prophet who did not want to listen to God’s command to go to Nineveh and who ran away in the opposite direction. So often, we don’t listen well and fail to respond to...