The beginning of the academic year coincides with one of the most intense times of celebration in the Jewish calendar.  I often worry that Jewish students around the country, especially Freshers, must find it challenging to combine all the intensity...

A scullery maid died in 1939 aged just 44. She lived and worked in Liverpool. Her name was Eleanor Rigby. Owing to the work of Paul McCartney her name became known all over the world as ‘Eleanor Rigby’ became one...

For the last few years the chaplaincy team has been exploring ways to support students where they live, in addition to maintaining presence on campus. We were invited by the SU to be a part of what is on offer...

We are now on the cusp of another academic year. Since we were small children, for most of us, September has been a time of new beginning - a new start with new teachers and new things to learn and...

With August firmly here, the Chaplaincy team have a few book recommendations to keep you entertained over the holidays. Navigating by the Son: Finding our way in an unfamiliar landscape By Stephen Cox, Troubador Publishing, £11.99 Revd Nigel recommends Navigating by the...

This week, the final blog for July, I want to look at Apostles James and his brother.  It is the week the church remembers James. Let us use our imagination.  See how it started as Mark 1 tell us… Jesus...

When you reach a certain age you are invited for annual health check-ups by the NHS. I have just had mine. It is a bit like the yearly MOT carried out on a car. However, one thing that I was...

We’ve now arrived at the end of the academic year. Students have got a huge amount of hard work behind them.  Others have a work pattern which is more of a continuum, often relentless.  At this time of year many...

I will let you into a secret. I am a truly terrible linguist. I suppose I can take some comfort in the statistics. It has been calculated that 62% of British Citizens cannot speak any other language, but English, fluently...

I hope that you, dear reader, will be able to get out and enjoy the celebrations for the Queen’s platinum jubilee, whether it’s a street party, a short break away, or just some time off on the Bank Holiday. 70...