The Jubilee has begun! The Queen’s diamond jubilee year has a dazzling variety of events scheduled across the country. During this time she will visit many locations as she meets, greets and celebrates 60 years as monarch. The term ‘jubilee’ means anniversary or season of rejoicing. It’s an appropriate term to be used for the...
Water shortage? Return to the source We’re used to having plenty of water in this country. We take the green countryside for granted. We assume that we can wash regularly. We know that water gushes out of the tap when opened so that it’s no problem to quench our thirst. So, it was a surprise...
Revived Pilgrimage Route Opens between Chester & Lichfield The inaugural ‘Forward to the Ancient Future’ pilgrimage along the Two Saints Way will be arriving in Stone on Thursday March 29th. In the evening there will be a chance to meet the pilgrims and find out more about the Two Saints Way and the new Community...
The highest job and the lowest role Who wants to be the leader? Just think of the pressures: political jostling with colleagues; media sound bites to reinforce or counter-attack; trying to align one’s image and the message to convey; the blurring of private and public life so that personal life takes on global interest. Politicians...
[caption id="attachment_887" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="A Christmas Eve Tour of Stone's Advent Windows"][/caption] The Rt Revd Geoff Annas, Bishop of Stafford, joined the people of Stone in a whistle-stop tour of many of the twenty-three advent windows that businesses in the town had decorated. Each window was based on a Christmas Story, some biblical, others traditional...
