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A history of our Easter chocolate Your Easter chocolate can be good for you Easter Story Biscuits What home gadgets do you regret buying? Our obesity is costing us millions Dawn chorus What does your child know about red squirrels?  ** Editor:  If you suspect a lot of people in your church love chocolate, this...

The General Synod recently backed a Diocesan Synod Motion from the Diocese of Worcester encouraging churches and cathedrals to explore ways of arranging flowers that are both beautiful and environmentally responsible. The Sustainable Church Flowers movement began as a grassroots initiative in the small rural parish of Harpley, Worcestershire, when volunteers started exploring how traditional...

It was: 400 years ago, on 9th April 1626 that Francis Bacon, philosopher and politician, died. He served as Attorney General of England and Wales (1613-17) and then Lord High Chancellor of England (1617-21). Known as the ‘Father of Empiricism’, as his works influenced the scientific revolution in Europe. 125 years ago, on 3rd April...

The General Synod recently voted to approve a new strategy designed to rebuild trust and deliver professional, independent safeguarding across the C of E. At the core of the reforms is the creation of a new national safeguarding charity. This organisation will operate independently of Church hierarchy, governed by a majority-independent Board. The charity’s lead...

Four hundred years ago, on 9th April 1626, Francis Bacon, philosopher and politician, died of pneumonia. He served as Attorney General of England and Wales (1613-17) and then Lord High Chancellor of England (1617-21). He was known as the “Father of Empiricism”, as his works influenced the scientific revolution in Europe. Although involved in high-end politics,...

The Saint of an English Army before he was Patron Saint of England, St George may have been a soldier, but he was no Englishman. Some stories say that he was an officer in the Roman army under Diocletian, who refused to abandon his faith during the Terror, and was martyred at Lydda in Palestine...

Did you have ‘a good Lent’? Were you able to make the journey with Jesus through the turmoil of those last days of His earthly ministry as He set His face to go to Jerusalem, knowing He would be killed there? I find the Lenten journey, particularly Holy Week (the week leading up to the...

Chocolate.  Just a mention of the word can trigger off all kinds of emotions:  craving, greed, passion. Few foods have the ability to get such a hold on people.  As you buy your Easter eggs and bunnies and whatever else this month, here are some of the facts of chocolate: Where does chocolate come from?  ...

The Saint of an English Army before he was Patron Saint of England, St George may have been a soldier, but he was no Englishman. Some stories say that he was an officer in the Roman army under Diocletian, who refused to abandon his faith during the Terror, and was martyred at Lydda in Palestine...

We can only imagine how the two travellers to Emmaus felt, knowing that Jesus had died. Gone were their hopes for a bright future. They thought God had let them down. They had suffered a cruel blow and were bewildered and upset. In their grief, the risen Jesus came alongside them and spoke with them...

Editor:  April brings us Good Friday and Easter…. There is no tribunal so magnificent, no throne so stately, no show of triumph so distinguished, no chariot so elevated, as is the gibbet on which Christ hath subjected death and the devil. – John Calvin. The precious Lamb of God gave up His precious fleece for...

It was 125 years ago, on 3rd April 1901, that Richard D’Oyly Carte, theatrical impresario, died.  He built the Savoy Theatre and the Palace Theatre in London, managed some of the most important theatrical stars of the era, and founded a touring opera company. Best known now for his association with Gilbert and Sullivan, Carte operated during...