Manchester May 2017

Again back a bit

St Anne's square Manchester after the bomb, a place for the community to honour and remember, a swift visit over lunchtime but emotionally very powerful!

All Saints' - new website

A notification for the locals that the All Saints' website has moved and can now be found here

Conistone Pie

Conistone Pie
Originally uploaded by rajmarshall

Many years since I've been up on Conistone Pie - this weekend we were at Scargill on a weekend for those, like us, who have been assisting with the re-opening of Scargill over the past year - a wonderful time was had of meeting, meals and an excuse to re-visit the place. The Saturday afternoon walk was up to Conistone Pie and quick dash back - for us - to catch Phil Stone talking about the current position, development plans and the future.

Scargill update

We've spent the last week care-taking at Scargill mainly keeping a presence for insurance purposes, but also forming a small community for worship and work (oh yes, and trips to the local pubs!). There's a meeting this Sunday for a progress update - that link has an outline programme, though as it says, notification of an intention to attend would be appreciated

The shape of things to come?

Stanbrook Abbey near Wass was talked about here this week. Looks (and sounded) a very interesting development.

..but by the content of their character..

(and not by the colour of their skin) and now the real test begins!

An Asperger friendly church?

The diocese of Oxford has an interesting page on autism/asperger, with a link to a pdf of guidelines. It looks worth a read - for me, when I return!

Save Scargill

The website for discussion of Scargill's future is here. Maybe that ought to be 'a' website but until the official custodians of the official site give an indication of what they have in mind this would appear to be the channel!

Remember

with prayers/good thoughts/wishes (as appropriate) our neighbour, Sue, in intensive care after a lorry ploughed into her car on the motorway...likely to be in hospital for some considerable time