Monthly Archives: August 2018

Sacred spaces

Posted on 31st August 2018 by Ian

“Neil Oliver says we need sacred places and that if we want to find a sacred place, then Glastonbury is hard to beat.” “Which bit of Glastonbury does he mean, up on the Tor where you can see the roofs … Continue reading →

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Langport timeline

Posted on 29th August 2018 by Ian

Declared redundant in 1994, Langport church is in the care of a conservation trust and is open to visitors.  On the wall inside the west door there is a framed timeline from the Edwardian era. Titled “Langport Local Events”, it … Continue reading →

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A dry and fine bank holiday

Posted on 27th August 2018 by Ian

The August bank holiday, the last shout of summer. The M5 motorway is filled with traffic, people searching for a bit of happiness, a bit of fun. A prayer said to have come from the wall of an inn in … Continue reading →

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Oddly exceptional

Posted on 25th August 2018 by Ian

In the days before the Internet, the days of the very distant past before the establishment of local radio stations, to hear any reference to local places was rare. Of course, the local newspaper carried snippets from around the villages, … Continue reading →

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Freedom to drive a tank

Posted on 23rd August 2018 by Ian

If I had to choose my favourite line in an English novel, it would be the final sentence of Monica Ali’s Brick Lane, where one of the characters declares, “This is England, you can do whatever you like.” It seemed an … Continue reading →

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