Posts by Rev. Derek Grimshaw (Page 13)

Once in a lifetime

How often have we said in recent weeks that we are experiencing once in a lifetime events, or being a part of the process of writing history? Just as we have witnessed the whole experience of the Queens platinum jubilee, something never seen in history before and the proclamation of a new king, this week…

Taking the scenic route

At the ripe old age of sixty-three and fifty-nine, with arthritis and diabetes, my wife and I have decided to take up camping, just at the point when folk of our age are promoting themselves onto motorhomes.  To quickly kill the image you have in your mind of two of us crawling into a two-man…

The Crown

I spent several remarkable weeks binging on the excellent Netflix Drama “The Crown” earlier this year.  I would hardly claim to be a Royalist, but I have always respected our monarchy and admired our Queen.  Perhaps my motivation at the time was the platinum jubilee, when, not for the first time in my life, I…

Aim for the impossible

Without any shame whatsoever I am taking the opportunity to advertise a brilliant book, North to Alaska by Trevor Lund. Over the years I have loved reading about people who have set out to do the impossible. Just over twenty years ago, Trevor set out from Ushuaia at the southernmost tip of Argentina with all…

Wind Surfing

If you have ever considered the idea of taking up either surfing, or wind surfing, I thought that you might appreciate a bit of advice before investing in a board, wet suit and all the gear you will need.  Not that I have even touched a surfboard in my entire life, nor am ever likely…