My last blog for a few weeks… just as the rest of you are back to porridge as a new term of work/school/uni begins, the Bennetts are off on their summer holidays – trying not to gloat too much… Continue reading →

A day of farewells today…  Since last November, I’ve been spending some of my time in the parishes of Millisle and Carrowdore, covering their vacancy until a new Rector turned up to do the job properly! Continue reading →

It’s all go in the TQ this weekend – the massive Crown Princess cruise ship is back, and so coachloads of passengers are arriving at the Pump House for their Titanic experience.  It’s fab to see Belfast really starting to put itself on the tourist map – although if I was being mean, I’d have to say that the crowds on this occasion are a little on the geriatric side… Continue reading →

I had a very exciting day yesterday. Some of the prime movers and shakers in the world of the TQ and The Dock, all of whom I’ve met individually at various stages, all sat around the same table for the first time to talk Dock. There was a real sense of optimism and hope for the whole project; a feeling that it is the right idea. I hope so! Continue reading →

I am absolutely loving life in the TQ at the moment – there’s so much going on, and the exciting thing is that it’s all just a foretaste of what’s to come… Continue reading →