This blog post was originally published in via media.news on 15th November 2024. Via Media News is an Anglican news site whose strapline is Rediscovering the Middle Ground. My post was written in response to the publication of the Makin Report on the serial abuser, John Smyth, who died in 2018. His activities were never …
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Camino Stage 2: Day 4 Gargilesse to la Chapelle Baloue 28 kms
I woke to find that day was dawning on thick fog. My hostess gave a good breakfast and some food for the road and I left at 08.45. By now the fog was lifting a bit, but it was quite cold out. Here is la Domaine du Haur Verger After half an hour's walking down …
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Camino Stage 1: Day 6.2 Rest Day in Bourges
My accommodation is unusual, and charming. The owner's mother is an artist who has made her mark! Le Cedre Bleu After breakfast I walked to the intown bus terminus. I need some lightweight shoes for the evening, my feet are frozen in flip-flops. The French passion for edge of town Centres Commerciaux has had quite …
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Camino Stage 1: Day 6.1 St Stephen’s Cathedral, Bourges
Day 6: St Etienne, Bourges The form of this stunning building is a single very lofty nave of thirteen bays with another five forming an apsidal end. There are no crossings at all: the nave and the apse are surrounded by a double aisle. The inner aisle is very tall and the outer one less …
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