Every year, the Sefton North clergy go away together for a night, and it's become a little tradition that I write a few thoughts about it. Here we go! By my reckoning, this was my fifth time away with the clergy at Whalley Abbey up near Blackburn. We went in March 2020, and they literally [...]
Back in June (yes, this has sat in my drafts for a long time!) we went on holiday to Matlock with my lot. We were there with my sister, Mum and Dad, Granny and Grandpa and Bingley dog. Isabelle's husband, Rick, also joined us for a couple of evenings. Matlock has long been a favourite [...]
It's weird, this one. I always blog a Greenbelt blog. But this year we're not there. Long-term Greenbelters talk about occasional 'fallow years' and I wonder if that's what this is for us. Not that we intentionally didn't go to Greenbelt. We dithered for months. Even in the weeks and days running up to it, [...]
Yes, the title is sarcastic. Kind of. We got back a few weeks ago from a break at Ribby Hall Village. We were only supposed to be staying for four nights but we must have enjoyed ourselves because we decided to stay longer! Ribby Hall Village is up near Preston, less than an hour away [...]
Rev Poppy 