Westcliffe Road Christian Church

For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, this past week contained the Summer Solstice, the longest day in the year. In the far north of the UK, the Shetland islanders enjoyed 19 hours of daylight and sunset in Westcliffe’s home city of Bradford was at 9.45pm. Many will have enjoyed the long hours of daylight and the relatively...

We live in a world where everything is wanted (or needed) quicker. Business clients expect replies to emails within minutes compared to several years ago when they would have sent a letter and been content to wait a few days for a response. Similarly, internet companies such as Aamazon advertise that they can supply “on demand” and are even sometimes...

This week it was revealed that the 17th century ship The Gloucester had been discovered off the Norfolk coast in 2007, a ship which sank in 1682 and very nearly killed the then future King of England, James II. Speaking to journalists, Professor Claire Jowitt, an authority on maritime cultural history, said, “The discovery promises to fundamentally change understanding of...

The last few days have seen much colourful celebration throughout the UK as the country acknowledged the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II on the anniversary of her coronation on 2nd June 1953. As part of the celebrations, TV footage of the 1952 coronation was re-broadcast and many will have seen for the first time the footage of St Edward’s...