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- Lockdown, you and IT Looking for Hope Amongst the Clutter Just a pint of social media for me, please Run run run! We can claim the gift of sleep Where are our fathers? How do you feel about your health? What kind of stress do you have? Sweet dreams? Upset? Chill out… In danger from...Looking at You (all articles) for June 2020
- All in the month of JUNE JUNE 1940 – a month to remember Charles Dickens – prolific writer with a social conscience The day they first climbed Annapurna Discovering the Great Barrier Reef – the hard way! Dandelions! Remember traffic jams? Beware soft drinks No plastic please, we’re the National Trust Keep an eye out...Looking at Community (all articles) for June 2020
- How are you getting on with technology? The coronavirus pandemic has driven hundreds of millions of us to use it more than ever, as we sit at home in frustrated isolation. If you are used to digital meetings and Zoom, it is not a problem, but for millions of grandparents wanting to see their families,...Lockdown, you and IT
- In this strange locked down season, because of the coronavirus pandemic, I’ve noticed a change in the type of pictures posted on social media. In place of the look-here-at-me selfies are snapshots of buds opening to display the colours of spring. Such hopeful images counterbalance gloomy statistics in the news media. There are also more...Looking for Hope Amongst the Clutter
- … a good saint when you’re all at sea Do you like messing about in boats? If so, then you’ll have heard of St Elmo’s Fire. It is the light that is sometimes seen on mastheads of boats after storms at sea. St Elmo is another name for St Erasmus, a fourth century Syrian bishop...2nd June Erasmus
- Christians and the bubonic plague of London Blessed are the truth-tellers (during the pandemic) The Valley of Dry Bones has a future hope From the Vicar Jesus calming the storm of Covid-19 ‘How long, O Lord?’ – the lament of Psalm 13 A prophet for our time of testing – Isaiah Learning to trust in...Looking at God (all articles) for June 2020
- … defying the Kabaka The Ugandan Church had dozens of martyrs within just ten years of Christianity arriving there. At first, it had gone so well: the first Anglican missionaries arriving in Uganda in 1877 were welcomed by the Kabaka (king) of Buganda, Mutesa. Mutesa also welcomed the Roman Catholics and Muslim Arabs, and, being...3rd June The Martyrs of Uganda
- It was: 250 years ago, on 11th June 1770 that English explorer Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off Australia when his ship ran aground on it and was severely damaged. 200 years ago, on 19th June 1820 that Joseph Banks, British naturalist, died. He was President of the Royal Society for 41...All in the month of JUNE
- Even before the lockdown, social media seems to have been replacing the role of pubs in socialising, as far as young people are concerned. In 2005, an estimated 18 per cent of young people aged 16 to 24 were non-drinkers. According to one study, that has now risen to 29 per cent. “Online technology has...Just a pint of social media for me, please
- Do you think of yourself as a runner? If not, now may be the time to consider taking it up. According to the NHS, running burns more calories than any other mainstream sport, which is perfect if you want to shed a few pounds. Running is a cardio exercise, which means it gets your heart...Run run run
- June 1940 – 80 years ago – was a dramatic month in the Second World War, and one which saw two of the most memorable speeches in English. As the evacuation of Allied Forces from Dunkirk was completed, recently appointed Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons on 4th June: “We shall fight...JUNE 1940 – a month to remember
- … the founder of Padstow If you would like to be in Cornwall this summer in search of peace and quiet, Petroc is the saint for you. Especially if you used to find Padstow a bit too crowded for your liking! He would have sympathised. This 6th century abbot is Cornwall’s most famous saint. Petroc...4th June St Petroc