Monica Stewart – the call of the midwife
You may not know Monica Stewart but it’s entirely possible that if you were born in or around London’s Paddington...
Parish
up and down the Kingsland Road
reclaiming the street (stoke newington style)
It being a normal Friday afternoon, just like any other, I’d been to the fishmonger on Stoke Newington High Street...
Archie Proudfoot – hackney sign writer
What vicar doesn’t like a spot of gilding on his front door? Here Archie Proudfoot, Hackney sign writer and “gold...
EDL demo at the roundabout
“Are you fash or anti-fash?” asks a reporter from a local newspaper. The policeman puts it slightly differently: “in favour...
Big Potatoes, Small Patch #goodfriday
Potatoes should be planted on Good Friday? That’s what they say. But that’s not all they say: they also say...
Crossroads #palmsunday
Holy water felt a bit unnecessary this Palm Sunday. We took refuge from the rain beneath Sainsbury’s canopy where we...
Andrew Sphikas – palm dealer to the parishes
Andrew Sphikas has just had a delivery of palm reeds from Spain and he’s getting his orders out for Sunday...
Comfort goes to Ghana
Today we said a prayer for Comfort Asiamah before she flies to Ghana next week. She hasn’t seen her two...
Comfort Asiamah And Her Absent Children
From the desk of the Hackney Preacher A photograph of Comfort Asiamah, top left, with members of her family in...
Armistice Day In Abney Park Cemetery
from the desk of the Hackney Preacher Grief needs ritual acts of public commemoration where our painful memories are shared...