Some TQ-related good news on the BBC today: the restoration of the SS Nomadic (the Titanic’s little sister ship, which has been lying dormant under scaffolding and tarps for the last few months) is about to get moving.  Appropriately enough, Harland & Wolff will be carrying out the work, rather neatly closing the circle of their involvement with the ship. Continue reading →

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Just a quick reminder that the next Dock Book Group is on tomorrow (Saturday 22nd) at 12:00 in the Premier Inn – chatting about Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller (or whatever other hot topics take our fancy) over a cup of luxury hot chocolate (on the house!)  Everyone welcome!

(incidentally this picture genuinely was not posed – we simply do have this calibre of intellectual cat.)

When I was visiting churches in Larne on Sunday morning, my attention was caught during the notices by an announcement and a flyer about the different services being held around Cairncastle and Craigyhill to mark the Week of Prayer For Christian Unity.  There was a service for every night of the week, each one hosted by a different denomination – Presbyterian one night, Anglican the next…  A proper tour of the Larne church scene, if you were up for church every night of the week! Continue reading →