July 2022 Magazine It’s a full-on programme. Eleven days of top-quality action. The Commonwealth Games starts on 28th July with an opening ceremony and will be closed on Monday 8th August. It has some big aims: “Birmingham 2022 will shine a light on this vibrant corner of the Commonwealth and work to improve health and...
From the Christ Church Parish Magazine of 1887. Precisely at 1 o'clock, 522 of the aged, poor and widows gathered at the allotted centres for a good Dinner. At the same hour 1738 Sunday scholars were being equally well served in the different schools. So far as concerns our own parish everything went off satisfactorily....
I enjoy growing herbs in my garden, some are perennials always there for the picking, bay leaves, rosemary and thyme enriching casseroles and all manner of dishes. Oregano and sage and parsley (sometimes) are welcome herbs all the year round. Some herbs like mint, basil and coriander are more seasonal delighting us in the warmer...
It has been a busy and eventful year! Covid casts a long shadow, but we seem to be emerging positively. Assemblies in Christ Church Academy have been a consistent way for us to reach children despite covid. which has been a great blessing for us! For most of the past year, these assemblies have been...
A skilled wood carver surveys his latest partly finished work. Beside it on his bench are many chisels of different shapes and sizes. He carefully selects one and continues to carve. The chisel has no idea what the final masterpiece will look like, but the creator has a clear vision in his mind of what...