The first West Bridgford Photo Marathon took place on Saturday September 27th. It started off from the Friary Church and people had 4 hours to take 9 photos. Dominic Heale (pictured with me) started the event.
The event was well received and 115 people entered the competition. The themes were:-
On September 30th, the churches of Nottingham came together for a Hope 08 celebration service where the Bishop of Nottingham, Tony Porter, preached. In the afternoon, there were stage acts to entertain the rain-soaked crowds.
Paul Field is performing some of his songs from CARGO and other albums.
It was with some sadness that we saw Blades close. After around 2 years of service the Trent Boulevard community, this tasteful cafe finally had to close amidst increasing losses.
I saw Little Venice in a London guide book but never knew that to the north of Regents Park and London Zoo was a waterway with canal trips.
Camden Market is bustling with a mass of stalls and many eating places with foods from all over the world.
On the south bank of the Thames next to the London Eye is the Dali Exhibition. Just outside is the bronze clock statue in Dali's unique style.
When I first saw the London Eye being erected, I felt it would detract from the London landscape. However, it has become a natural and very popular part of the scene, even though it is right opposite the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, probably the most famous buildings in London.
London is a place I often visited as a youth or later on during business trips. In those days, St. Pancras was the mainline station serving the Midlands and the North. Today it has been totally re-designed and modernised.
For those who wish to travel to the Continent, time and discomfort have been greatly reduced. You can hop off the train from Nottingham and hop straight onto the express to Paris and be whisked away in a couple of hours into the heart of Europe. The trains look similar to the British ones but travel significantly faster. There is a comfortable cafe-louge area with internet access and posh waiter-service.
Now that's what I call a car. At Wheatcroft's Garden Centre today, I saw this and had to take a photo. It has style and is so well preserved.
On Friday 20th June, Holme Lodge organised the Tea for Ability day at Blades Coffee Shop in Lady Bay, West Bridgford, Nottingham. Blades donated 20% of their takings to the Leonard Cheshire Foundation.
Andy and Sue Willets left to take up their new ministry in Burton on Trent. As they had been such faithful supporters of the Badminton Club, there was only one way to mark the occasion - the Golden Shuttlecock Award.
Our annual DEE Retreat took place in early June at Hothorpe Hall. Graham Jones who is a National Rural Officer for the Arthur Rank Centre spoke about Rural Mission. Chris Stoddard of the RUN Network also spoke about evangelism in the contemporary culture. We flew into Tenerife on April 1st. This is a view of Mount Teidi from the plane as we flew south towards the airport. |
 As we passed the west coast we saw what we thought was Riu Arecas from the air. |
 On the flight back we were greeted by a wonderful sunset. |
 As the sun went down, so the sky became a deeper blue. |
 This is the Magazine in front of my seat, illuminated by the sun. |
 Bananas in front of Hotel Adeje Grand |
 Riu Palace Hotel by night |
 Along the prom |
 A stroll along the prom at night |
 Table Mountain from the prom |
 Water spout |
 Sunset over the sea |
 African Market |
 Statue and fountain - A.D. Santiago Garcia Sanabria |
 Statue and fountain - A.D. Santiago Garcia Sanabria |
 Tram in Santa Cruz |
 TITSA Bus |
 The approach road |
 Statue of Christ with Mt. Teide behind |
 More scenery |
 More scenery |
 The Mountain |
 Terrain |
 Mt. Teide |
 Terrain |
 The Surrounding Area |
