St Petroc himself brought Christianity and established a Church here around AD 518. Petroc was a Welsh nobleman educated in Ireland. He set out with his followers in boats, or coracles, and the winds and tides brought him to the river Camel estuary. Here he built a Monastery, with a School, Farm, and Church to [...]
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1 Comment CherryPie on Sep 19th 2026
Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself from below, then you will discover the wisdom of the Creator, in that He gave it a neck longer than its feet for this reason, that it might, as if lowering a sort of fishing [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 7th 2026
Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations, Out & About
The Missing Angel
Last week when I was volunteering at Attingham Park Mr C visited Shrewsbury and whilst he was there he noticed the ‘Knife Angel’ in the square. This reminded me that I had been meaning to visit the Angel in Shrewsbury, but with other things going on I had forgotten about it.
The following day Mr C [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Aug 11th 2026
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Birmingham Cathedral
After lunch on our first visit to Wappenshall Wharf we drove to Birmingham to get another stamp in my Cathedral passport. Parking in Birmingham became a challenge. Many roads are closed due to work on the HS2 and neither the diversion signs or the in-car SatNav were able to help navigate the mess. We ended [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Aug 8th 2026
If you respond consciously, what you want will happen. If you react compulsively, what someone else wants will happen.
Sadhguru
Comments Off CherryPie on May 24th 2026
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Hartlebury Castle
The land that Hartlebury sits on was granted to the Bishop of Worcester by King Burghred in the late 9th century, although the foundations of the building that now stands here is believed to date back to the 13th century. Since that time it has been a centre of ecclesiastical and administrative power in Worcestershire [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2026
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.
And through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you.
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 27th 2026
