Thursday, 24 October 2013

On Going to See Shakespeare

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Last week we went to Sheffield to see The Winter's Tale . The Crucible Theatre has a thrust stage and we had seats close to it. It alway...
Thursday, 10 October 2013

'People are saying...': on being criticised

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A few days ago a fellow priest tweeted that she was having a tough time in the parish because she was finding herself criticised and misunde...
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Saturday, 5 October 2013

The Students are back in Durham!

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I walked into the town centre today. The streets of Durham were thronged with young people enjoying an afternoon out in the balmy October ai...
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Monday, 30 September 2013

Farewell to the Lindisfarne Gospels

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It's past ten o’clock on the last day of September. The doors of the Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition Durham have closed for the last time...
Sunday, 15 September 2013

Lindisfarne Gospels: the Young Person's Guide

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Superlative alert… It’s been marvellous to have the Lindisfarne Gospels in their ancient home of Durham this summer. Around 90000 visitor...
Wednesday, 31 July 2013

North East England: desolate and void?

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We’ve all done it: got on our feet, opened our mouth, heard the words come tumbling out and wished the ground would open and swallow us up. ...
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Sunday, 28 July 2013

On Hearing Wagner at the Proms

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This 200 th anniversary year of Richard Wagner’s birth has been a great celebration for his admirers. I had better admit that I am one of t...