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Laneshawbridge Carols

ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY 1 Once in royal Davids city,Stood a lowly cattle shed,Where a mother laid her Baby,In a manger for His bed:Mary was that mother mild,Jesus Christ, her little Child. 2 He came down to earth from … Continue reading

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Good Morning, Trawden

– Good morning! – Don’t see what’s good about it – look at the weather today. – I know, it’s been awful for ages, hasn’t it? Countless conversations like this are based on a false premise: when we wish someone … Continue reading

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And the geeks shall inherit the earth…

Do you hate Monopoly? It might strike you as strange that many people who come to our monthly Board Games Club at The Low Moor Club on Union Street do. Monopoly is part of most people’s childhoods. I remember constantly … Continue reading

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Because I say so

“Because I say so” is the despairing last answer of every parent to the repeated question “why?” Why? Is a question with a progression that can never be properly answered. “Why does the sun shine?” could be given a scientific … Continue reading

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You just lost The Game

Warning: while reading this article do not think about the white bear. One of the joys that some people have rediscovered during lockdown is free-time. That has to be a good thing but there is also an old saying that … Continue reading

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In a hurry? Read this short introduction to the shortest Gospel

Mark is in a hurry to tell his story: his is the shortest of what we call the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). We call them that because they can be viewed alongside each other – John’s Gospel stands … Continue reading

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The Bishop and the Plague

20 August, 573 was a date of great celebration for the people and church of Tour in France. A great celebration, that is, for everyone except one man. His name was Gregory, he was thirty four years old and the … Continue reading

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The Sunday Mail News Team Zoom Meeting

“Right, I’ve had a request from some friends. Al, I mean Boris, that’s what YOU call him, of course, well he’s been having a tough week. And there are just so many old pictures of him looking tired (probably hung … Continue reading

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Stay Alert! (for around 2000 years)

 “Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8 New Living Translation) So the writer of the First Epistle of Peter warns his readers. There … Continue reading

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Can’t believe what’s going on? Angry? Anxious? Here may be a reason…

Homer Simpson is told that he has one day to live: Doctor Hibbert tells him that he will go through five stages: denial “I’m not dying”, anger “Why you little..!”, fear “What’s after fear, what’s after fear?” bargaining “I could … Continue reading

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