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It is a year since the The Sycamore Gap tree was cut down close to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. This 150 year old tree was a very popular landmark and caused outrage and much anger at its illegal felling. In…

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Dare I say this ? But in the Book of Common Prayer there is a prayer for Rain part of which says “Send us, we beseech thee, in this our necessity, such moderate rain and showers”. A prayer which follows…

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One of the best inventions must be antibiotics developed by Alexander Fleming in 1928 which have saved thousands of lives. It was an invention which might never have happened. Fleming left a dish of bacteria on a bench in his…

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I hope you are enjoying the season of Lent and most importantly making some time to be with God. Now we move into the month of March and as we progress a lot is happening. This month we celebrate Mothering…

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