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***** QUOTE OF THE WEEK 2/7/22 ‘FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE - THE WOMAN AND HER LEGEND’ - MARK BOSTRIDGE

FOR MONDAY’S BOOK GROUP QUOTE OF THE WEEK (LATE FROM LAST WEEK DUE TO GLASTONBURY)

Welcome to the new team rector for the Basingstoke Team Parish (shouldn’t the name specify Church of England?) of …

ST MICHAEL’S - TOWN CENTRE

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AND ALL SAINTS - TOP OF TOWN 

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The older churches are easy to photograph but the modern ones are hard. They are worth it though …

AND ST PETER’S - SOUTH HAM

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Whilst photographing the roof a man cam up to me and told me about being married here in 1978 (and they still are). He is not a churchgoer but spoke very fondly of the church and wants the roof to be fixed.

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AND CHRIST THE KING - BRIGHTON HILL

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Here there were two drunk young women arguing about being drunk. They eyed me suspiciously (threateningly) but then resumed their disagreement.

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'Du bust wie eine Blume' - lyrics by Heinrich Heine, music Robert Schumann. Sung by Ian Bostridge and accompanied by Graham Johnson.