Category: Rector’s Ramblings

The clocks have gone back and the nights are drawing in, Autumn is coming to a close, and winter is about to set in. And of course, Strictly Come Dancing is back! We can sit back and watch the glittering sequinned costumes and the dancers waltz, samba and tango their way through the competition as… Continue reading Rector’s Ramblings – November 2026

With the extraordinary summer we have experienced this year now becoming a distant memory, and the leaves beginning to turn, it is traditionally the time of our Harvest Thanksgiving Services in Church. The crops are gathered and stored safely although the farming work carries on, tilling the fields and sowing winter crops, repairing boundaries, servicing… Continue reading Rector’s Ramblings – October 2026

As I write this, I can’t believe I am looking into September already, as the proverbial expression goes…”where is this year going and seemingly so quickly?” The summer has been a different and difficult one for many, it has been hotter than we have experienced for a long time. Whilst enjoying a prolonged summer, it… Continue reading Rector’s Ramblings – September 2026

Celebrating 50 years of friendship, my “bestie” and I managed a long planned and much awaited trip to Malta. We had been waiting since before COVID to actually get there, but our plans had constantly been on hold…due to various obstacles in our path. It was a guided tour, with our guide, a lovely Maltese… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – August 2026

Early summer brings a whole energy and freshness about it that I love. The lighter evenings extend the day and mean I get to spend more time enjoying the outdoors. I’m very easy to please. I like poppies, buttercups, bluebells and forget-me-nots. I find the odd moment to grab a drink and sit outside when… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – June 2026

Gosh!!Where has time gone!!!It seemed only a couple of weeks ago it was Christmas and New Year.Did you make any New Year resolutions?If so, have you managed to keep them? Here we are at the beginning of March in the season of Lent looking at Easter at the beginning of April and I’ve been trying… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – March 2026

Dear Friends When I told my wife that I was going to write the Church letter in February’s magazine, she said, “Great! It can be about St Valentine!” I have to say, I was less sure, and on checking Wikipedia I realised that her suggestion was easier said than done! St Valentine is thought to… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – February 2026

Each year on 6 January, the Christian calendar invites us to pause and celebrate Epiphany. A time often known for marking the end of the twelve days of Christmas. Epiphany – a word that means “a moment of sudden or great revelation”. Traditionally, Epiphany marks the visit of the Magi (wise men) and the revelation… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – January 2026

I love to read. I have books in almost every room in the Vicarage. There are lots of biographies, fiction and non fiction varieties, I have my favourite authors, including the likes of The Bronte Sisters, Santa Montifiore, Ellie Griffiths and Michael Morpurgo (I know many of his books are for children, but they are… Continue reading Vicars Voice – May 2025

As I sit and write this, we are still in the month of March, and whilst we are now well under way with the Season of Lent, in the background I have the television on with the annual Commonwealth Day celebration from Westminster Abbey. What is so striking about this service in this solemn and… Continue reading Vicars Voice – April 2025