On Saturday 2nd December a number of people from St Chads joined those from churches in the inner city of Birmingham and those with outer estates in their parishes like St Chads for the Church of England Birmingham’s 2nd Urban Congress. The day entitled ‘Sharing Stories of Hope and Holding on’ was attended by 79…
Author: Jonathan Nicholas
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Belt tightening: The Loss of Green Belt?
It is clear that with a growing population that there is a need for new houses to be built. The harder question is to decide where those new houses should be built. There is always the danger of being a nimby (not in my back yard) when it comes to such matters, but with Birmingham City Council…
A Load of Hot Air
I like to think that I am as keen on hygiene as the next person, in fact perhaps more so: I tend to always carry around with me a small bottle of hand gel. While travelling abroad I always try and carry an antiseptic wipe. Abit obsessive I know. But it means I like to…
Where are we Going?
I was on the train this week and a small boy turned to his mum and asked ‘where are we going?’ She quickly responded ‘you ask too many questions’…Then after a pause she said ‘we are off to see nanny’ and moments later they left the train to continue their journey. ‘Where are we going?’…
The Cost of Cheap Milk
Who does not like a bargain? We all like to pay as little as we can for goods and services, but the current crisis facing British dairy farmers shows that if it seems too good to be true it probably is. When we pay so little for milk do we stop to think: how can…
Songs of Praise
If I had to be critical of BBC Songs of Praise it would be this: the stereotypical image of white, well off people singing quaint hymns in chocolate box churches. Now, I have to admit I do not watch Songs of Praise often enough to know whether that image rings true. Certainly for the Anglican…
The Great British Bake Off: Judgement
Reluctantly I have been watching ‘The Great British Bake Off,’ I say reluctantly, not because I don’t like the show, for it makes for great TV; and in time I will have my favourite bakers and be wowed by what amazing creations they will produce. I watch reluctantly because I struggle with the tension of…