So other than my beautiful Macbook (which I am as in love with today as the day I got it (wonder what Jo will say to that!)) everything is packed ready to be loaded into my car tomorrow although looking at the pile I feel like I need a tardis to fit it all in!   Read More …

There’s a lesson to learn for all youth workers….whatever games you do in your time at a place remember when you leave you will probably be subjected to them! This weekend has been my last in Peterborough as the Youth Worker for Park Road Baptist Church and it’s been a weekend of send-offs….as far as   Read More …

A funky photo took on my Sony Ericsson C905 during a garden ‘camp’ fire last night….summer evenings are great! From Last Few Days In Peterborough

The new Woolworths has launched today online (link) and for the last few months I’ve been following the progress on their blog and I have to say it’s a lot of hype about nothing! The site splits itself into 3 mini-sites: the general store, Pick and Mix and Entertainment….looking at the entertainment site I suspect   Read More …

There is a serious post somewhere inside me but life has become crazy…so much for the quiet wind-down here in Peterborough. I’m currently thinking of all the things I need to do to hand over to the next student Youth Worker, the things I need to hand to others for other projects and generally clearing   Read More …

One thing I’ve learnt over the last few years is that God has a funny habit of using the things that you feel least prepared in and least confident to speak on the most. The youth groups that feels most unprepared and unready become the most annointed and the same with sermons. This morning I   Read More …

So last Thursday voters went out and expressed their displeasure at the Labour Party who lost 5 European seats and now have 13 which is bizarrely the same number as UKIP (who’s surprising number of votes is probably a good thing). The other surprise winner were the BNP who managed to gain their first ever   Read More …

Church this morning was different and for once it wasn’t my fault! I was invited a while ago to lead the June all age as it would be my last all age…the same day the young people of one of our groups said they’d like to lead a service and so the power was handed   Read More …

I’ve just got back today from a week off which has been great. I spent a few days relaxing and catching up with people in Yarmouth and then Saturday and Sunday went to South Cave with Jo (South Cave is where I shall be working from September). During the beautiful weekend a lot has happened…firstly   Read More …