Activists with the Christian Peoples Alliance (CPA) party in south west London are showing their solidarity with Newsquest journalists, who are to strike again next week in their continuing dispute over redundancies and in support of quality local journalism. The strike begins on 27 June and is due to end at midnight on 30 June. [...]
Incendies (dir. Denis Villeneuve, cert. 15) is the last of this year’s foreign film Oscar® losing nominees to get a release in the UK; the Danish winner In a Better World arrives next month. In French and Arabic (with English subtitles) Incendies was Canada’s entry and the story begins there. Like the original 2005 play [...]
St George’s Crypt, the Leeds-based homeless charity, have been “overwhelmed” following the contribution of 40 associates who ran on their behalf in last weekend’s Leeds 10k ‘Run for All’. Mike Tomlinson, organiser of the Leeds 10k Run for All, said: “The St George’s Crypt team epitomises the whole point of the Jane Tomlinson Run For [...]
Sensas Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Majestic £5.99 (2 bottle price) This splendid Sauvignon Blanc is a great buy: it more than proved itself as an aperitif in the 90 degrees Fahrenheit warmth of last Sunday afternoon in the garden. Light gold in the glass, green apple aromas seemed to waft a cooling scent to my [...]
The Archbishop of Canterbury has come under sharp criticism from Palestinian activists, who have accused Dr. Rowan Williams of being an ill-informed right-winger bent on “demonizing Islam” and supporting the Israeli government. However, a spokesman for Dr. Williams tells The Church of England Newspaper that Kairos Palestine had improperly construed the archbishop’s remarks about the [...]
A new arts festival, War and People, is taking place at St John’s, beside Waterloo Station from 7-12 July. Planned to take place every July from 2011 to 2015, each festival will concentrate in different ways on the effect and legacy of wars on communities and people. This year’s includes concerts, art, theatre, poetry, talks [...]
Celtic band Govannen will be performing in the gardens of Launde Abbey on 7 August from 2.30 – 6.00pm. Families are welcomed to enjoy the music under the safety of a marquee, or enjoy the gardens, chapel and even a bouncy castle. Entry to Tea With A Twist is £10.00 per person, with children under [...]
Serves 4 • 4 medium-sized whole squid, cleaned and prepared, wings left on • 1 tablespoon fennel seeds • sea salt • freshly ground black pepper • zest and juice of 2 lemons • extra virgin olive oil • 2–3 red chillies, deseeded and sliced • a handful of fresh mint, finely chopped • 1 [...]
By John Baxter-Brown The Christians in the first church in Europe were encouraged to shine like stars in the sky in a warped and crooked generation (cf. Phil. 2:15). This imagery of tiny points of light twinkling in the midst of the darkness is both beautiful and powerful. It remains just as much a calling [...]
Until September 11. Admission: £15.50, concessions available Streamers of paint pirouette with curious figures and strange symbols, creating playful patterns across the canvas, leaving the viewer to puzzle the meaning. For the art of Joan Miro (1893-1983), leading Spanish Surrealist painter, designer, graphic artist, and worker in ceramics, while often magical and fantastical, also often [...]
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