Church Times - Real Life


Four hundred and seventy-five wheelbarrows THE VILLAGE of Barton-under-Needwood, in Lichfield diocese, has a population of about 5000, and is largely a commuting village. Subscriber only	Flower spectacular SALISBURY CATHEDRAL reports a record 18,000 visitors to its Flower Festival celebrating the building’s 750th anniversary. Subscriber only	Pigeons, beware! FOUR PAIRS of blue eyes are taking their toll of pigeons around Chichester Cathedral Subscriber only

Holy journey LINDISFARNE monks, fleeing from the Vikings with St Cuthbert’s coffin on their way from Holy Island to his final resting place. Subscriber only	Warm and dry TO SPEND just £40,000 on renewing the church roof would be envied by most PCCs, until one remembers that good reed thatch lasts only about 40 years. Subscriber only

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