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William Archibald Spooner, university lecturer, dean and priest, was born 175 years ago, on 22nd July 1844, in London. Known for his absent-mindedness, he sometimes mixed up the syllables of words, to comic effect.  These are now known as spoonerisms. Spooner was an albino and suffered from defective eyesight. He studied at New College, Oxford,...

July 4th is a special day in the USA and has been for 343 years. It is Independence Day, when they celebrate the Second Continental Council which declared the 13 American colonies were free of English rule. They were later joined by others, eventually forming the nation we now know as the ‘United States of...

When Torch Trust was born 60 years ago, a vision burned to see God’s Word in action, to enable all with sight loss to be fully able to play their part in a Christian community and to grow in faith. From humble beginnings in 1959, and a family motivated by their love both for God...

An astonishing fact about our secular age is that “religious music is absolutely everywhere, all the time.” So says Ivan Hewitt, former presenter of BBC Radio 3’s Music Matters. Hewitt believes that there is some significance in this.  He wrote recently: “I would say it shows that in a stressful age, people have developed a...

Beware when booking your holiday online – it may be a complete fraud. Fraudsters fleeced people out of their holidays for more than £7million last year, according to Action Fraud. Many cases involve upmarket villas which are either completely fictitious or are being offered without the owner’s knowledge (which means you can admire it from...

This annual day encourages people to protect and encourage their local bees.  For ideas of how you can best help the bees in your garden, visit:  www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/dont-step-on-a-bee-day-2019/

Do you enjoy the local parks?  Then you might like to visit this website and see what is planned for the event this year.  Visit:  www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/love-parks-week

All in the month of JUNE The Tank Man of Tiananmen Square Looking back on D-Day 1944 Nineteen Eighty-Four More civil weddings How do you spot fake news? Loneliness week – 17th to 21st June Summer conferences and festivals… ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time,...

It was: 200 years ago, on 12th June 1819 that Charles Kingsley, British clergyman and writer was born.  Best known for his historical novels Hypatia, Westward Ho! And Hereward the Wake. 175 years ago, on 6th June 1844 that the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) was founded in London. 125 years ago, on 18th June...

The Tank Man of Tiananmen Square in Beijing made world headlines – and became an iconic image of the twentieth century – 30 years ago, on 5th June 1989, when he temporarily halted a column of tanks by standing in front of them on the morning after a massacre in the square. Widespread protests in China...

D-Day took place 75 years ago, on 6th June 1944, when over 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. The Battle of Normandy ended on 25th August with victory for the Allies. It began the liberation of France – and eventually Europe – from Nazi control, and laid the foundations of victory on...

Recently I asked a group of about 30 people, the youngest 36, the oldest 90, what would we be commemorating on June 6th?  No one knew, though after a bit of prompting some of the older ones said D-Day. To be fair, most of them weren’t even alive, or were small children when that great...