Friendship is not diminished by distance or time, by imprisonment or war, by suffering or silence. It is in these things that it roots most deeply.
Pam Brown
Archive for November, 2014
14 Comments CherryPie on Nov 16th 2014
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
The Church of St Swithun upon Kingsgate
The Church of St Swithun upon Kingsgate has been a place of worship for more than 750 years. The church, built in the middle ages is located above the medieval Kingsgate, one of the principle entrances to the city. The church is unusual in that it forms part of the city wall.
From Wikipedia:
The first mention [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 15th 2014
Filed under Holidays, Winchester 2014
Winchester
I invite you to read my post about the historic city of Winchester on the Broad Oak Magazine blog.
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 14th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Art, Heritage
Poppies in the Moat
The Tower of London art installation entitled ‘Blood Swept Land and Seas of Red‘ is now complete. The last poppy was planted in the moat at 10.50 today during the final ceremony (among the poppies) commemorating the centenary of World War One. The art installation marked one hundred years since the first day of Britain’s [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 11th 2014
Filed under Heritage
At the Going Down of the Sun…
…and in the morning, we will remember them.
During 2014-2018 a series of nationwide and international events are taking place to commemorate the centenary of World War One. The series of events is being led by the Imperial War Museum, which has a dedicated website entitled 1914.org.
The events will serve to remind us of those who [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 11th 2014
Filed under This & That
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
If your actions inspire others to dream more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
John Quincy Adams
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
London 2014
I have returned safely from The Tower! This years London trip ran a lot more smoothly that last years trip to London. On arrival we headed straight to the Tower of London. On the advice of the Tower of London website we avoiding using Tower Hill tube station, this meant we had a 10 minute [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2014
