East Anglian Churches blog - updated again

See http://eachurches.blogspot.co.uk/ .

This has been updated today to include St Edward, King and Martyr in Cambridge. This little church has a famous place in the English Reformation as the place where Robert Barnes gave one of the very first Reformation sermons. Hugh Latimer also preached here. The very same pulpit is still in use to this day.

Our 7 year old grandson's day was made earlier this week when he was shown the bells and rang some of them.

Ali, who I think is the tower captain, was really very very kind. Thank you Ali for making his day.

Total exhaustion

Until I had my cerebellum brain bleed in Sept 2013 I had no real conception of total exhaustion. At the  moment almost any physical or mental activity rapidly leave me in a state of near collapse - I get totally exhausted and I just have to rest to regain my strength and equilibrium. At night I sleep very well yet it is usually after breakfast that I feel really, really exhausted.  I guess people with MS and ME feel like this often, but it is very hard for others to appreciate. I hate being like this.  Being on the computer is one of the few activities that does not tire me.

North Sea jobs go

Jobs are being cut in the North Sea oil industry. Although, of course, I hope those losing their jobs soon find new work, we need to invest far more in renewables and less in the past. Oil and gas do not need subsidies. We should be looking to the future.

Also, whilst I can fully understand the short-term benefits of fracking, I see this as a backward step: far better we were investing more in better insulation and renewables.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-32065506 .

East Anglian Churches Blog - updated

See http://eachurches.blogspot.co.uk/ .

I have updated the East Anglian churches blog to include Isleham Priory. The entry for Isleham church has also been updated.

Letters from a future king to the government to be published

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32066554 .

The Guardian newspaper has won a ruling that letters from Prince Charles to government ministers some years ago are allowed to be published.

Falling FTSE 100

Already this morning, the FTSE 100 share index has tumbled 1.27% and I have the feeling further falls are likely.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/markets/europe/lse_ukx .

Rain

We seem to have had far more rain here in East Anglia in recent years. When I first came to this part of England 45 years ago it was pretty dry.   Nowadays we seem to get our fair share of rain. Climate change?