Our theme this year was Sporting Legends and we chose six Christian sports people to be our team mascots. The youngest children were in Team Marcus (Rashford), then Team Allyson (Felix), Team Lewis (Hamilton), Team Adam (Peaty), Team Simone (Biles), and the oldest children made up Team Usain (Bolt). The overall message was that we...
March 2024 Helping boaters in different locations certainly adds to the interest of being a WWC and poses a challenge to find my way to some of the more rural locations. I have thus visited the Shropshire Union Canal at Norbury Junction, Gnosall, Church Eaton and Wheaton Aston. It makes you appreciate that here in...
Spring Term 2 The weeks following February half term were very busy in school. On 7th March we had World Book Day and this was based on the story of the Smeds and the Smoos. A UFO crash landed in the garden and the children had to investigate what had happened as alien footprints were...
It’s a familiar sign on a shop door to read: “Back soon”. We no doubt wonder: “What are they doing?” We can idly speculate on why the owner has stepped out of the shop. Perhaps trade was slack, so they popped out buy a coffee, collect a prescription or simply to get fresh air. If...
February 2024 February has been an interesting month – the weather has ranged, as you know, from teeming rain to glorious sunshine and everything in between, but the wildlife and scenery along the canal are always a blessing. This month I have chatted to some would be WW chaplains, supported two new probationary chaplains over...