Society – Page 2 – The Rectory

April 30, 2023

I’ve written in the past about St Dunstan, usually in May, because he died on 19th May 988 (1035 years […]

December 31, 2022

My wife and I had a bit of a scare last month. We set off after she finished work on […]

October 31, 2022

Through the wonders of Twitter, I am loosely in contact with the son of the vicar who baptised me when […]

September 30, 2022

Over three and a half million. That’s one estimate I heard of the number of people the Queen met in […]

June 30, 2022

I was speaking this week with someone about some of the quirky old laws that are alleged to be still […]

May 31, 2022

I have two lasting memories of the Silver Jubilee celebrations (I know what you’re saying – “You don’t look old […]

February 28, 2022

In this Jubilee Year, and as the worst of the Covid19 pandemic seems to be over, our thoughts are turning […]

January 31, 2022

The saga of Novak Djokovic and his treatment by the Australian immigration system has just concluded as I write. For […]

October 31, 2021

I cannot imagine how Alec Baldwin feels right now. If you haven’t heard the news, he is an actor, currently […]

September 30, 2021

Maybe it’s because I’m getting old (and I do pray that God will guard me from becoming cynical as I […]