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Wed 30 Nov 10:12

Fairground attractionFairground attractionDon't miss the opportunity to come and see the Christmas Tree Festival at St. Giles' Church, the only one in Cambridge. 18 beautiful trees are on display, imaginatively decorated by local shops and organisations, as listed below. Entry is free and you will find a warm welcome and space to relax and enjoy refreshments and seasonal music.

THE CHURCH
Welcome Tree
The Prayer Tree - For visitors’ prayers

LOCAL SHOPS & ORGANISATIONS
Powell & Bull - White Christmas

Wed 22 Jun 10:59

As we write this we are sitting on the rocks looking towards the end of the earth, Cape Finisterre, which we will explore tomorrow. It seems a world away from O Cebreiro where we battled with a giant. This last week has been busy and eventful. We have suffered shin splints, bed bugs and hypothermia but we are not downhearted!

Thu 9 Jun 17:03

Leaving Léon and arriving at Viller de Nazarif, Judith’s joy was complete. We had a small room in an albergue opposite the village square and church – perched on top of the church tower were three nests with a colony of storks. Judith spent the entire evening bird watching while Philipa tried out her gadgets and boiled an egg in a cup.

Wed 1 Jun 09:20

Leaving the watermill huddled in the back of a car with a gorgeous Frenchman called Pioc, and his saddle, it was with great difficulty that Philipa was prevented from galloping to Brittany on the back of his horse – however, rather meanly, Judith caused Philipa to set her face to the west and continue to Castrojeriz, where we found that we had booked into a hostel on the edge of town opposite a massive and deserted collegio. A general consensus from the pilgrims was that this is a strangely oppressive town.

Mon 23 May 11:12

We have arrived at an old watermill on the Meseta Central, the vast upland plain near Burgos. After two nights in Burgos, where our room was opposite a night club, there could not be a greater contrast. We are overlooking fields of grain and are surrounded by hens, geese, ducks and dogs. There is also a man on a horse.

Fri 13 May 09:38

Philipa and Judith say ...
Judith and Philipa have arrived in Estella, in the ancient kingdom of Navarre. On the way they've slept on a laundry floor in a monastery auberge that Philipa mistook for a prison, in a pension in Pamplona and in a so called 'up-market' hotel where they emerged with multiple bruises from false antique fittings. On the whole they preferred the laundry. Philipa is sticking with her resolution to keep clean.

Mon 9 May 07:03

Philipa writes,
“...Preparations are well on the way for Philipa's trip. She is delighted with the purchase of two useful gadgets...an Amazon Kindle and a spring balance. Philipa has downloaded on to the Kindle an entire library of books, poetry, the Methodist bible, a book entitled 'Universally Challenged' and a Spanish phrase book...all likely to be very useful, particularly the latter as she embarks on her bid to negotiate a donkey.

Mon 22 Nov 19:28

This Christmas, why not try making an Angel to hang in your window for passers by to enjoy? During the Christmas Tree Festival at St Giles’ Church, from Saturday 27 November to Sunday 5 December, there will be a table with templates and ideas for making your own Angel. So come and see the wonderful Christmas Trees and make your Angel at the same time!

Mon 10 May 09:49

Cafe Jello's Fishmas TreeCafe Jello's Fishmas TreeThis was Cambridge's only and, we believe, first such festival here. The event took place over eight days, from the grand Opening Concert by CSD Brass followed by a Blessing of the Tree by Bishop Simon Barrington-Ward, all on the 28th November 2009 until the 5th December.

Thu 30 Jul 09:08

David Wilson, Chair of the Mission Action Plan Committee, writes...

To mark Ely Cathedral’s 900th anniversary, the Parish of the Ascension held an Ecumenical Pilgrimage Walk from Cambridge to Ely on Saturday 18th July – a mercifully dry and mostly sunny day, sandwiched between days of summer cloudbursts.