Falling Down the Well

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Hi folks, I hope you are doing ok, this week we are meeting at the Enigma Tap at 7.30. This weeks Blog is written for us by Emily. It’s probably no secret that I’m a bit book-mad. So when I heard about this series on books/art/music etc, I knew that I wanted to (attempt) to write a blog.  My favourite …

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Rejoice (and Complain)

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This week we have some thoughts from Caleb and we will be meeting at the Enigma Tap at 7:30pm. See you then. For this series of blogs we are invited to write about a song/movie/book/painting/TV programme/interpretive dance/well-made dry stone wall which is meaningful to us. I have chosen the song ‘Rejoice’ by Julien Baker. The song is available in all …

Get out of your comfort zone

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Welcome back everyone! Hope you have enjoyed the long weekend last week. We are meeting this week (7th April) at the Enigma Tap at 7:30pm. Everyone is welcome. This weeks blog is from Naomi. So, I’m sitting here on a Monday morning writing this, when normally I would be enjoying a lie-in on my day off. The reason being? Well, …

Sci-Fi and Stories

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Hi All, the blog this week is from John Morley and we will be meeting at The Enigma Tap at 7:30pm if you are wanting to join us. In the days before the internet there was a bookcase. In the days before streaming there was a library.  In the days at the end of the moon landings there were stories. …

Call not for peace in the Holy Land, call for justice so that peace may root itself deeply and flourish.

Guest Blog2023, A question of, BeachcomberFX, Justice, Politics, Sin, Sunday@thePub Leave a Comment

Hi All, This week we will be meeting in the Enigma Tap at 7:30pm – looking forward to seeing those of you who can join us there.  This weeks blog is a guest blog from David Hardman. The following is a little introduction to who he is and what he does. The Methodist Liaison Office & Revd David Hardman The …

Key Moments in Israel Palestine Conflict

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Key Moments in Israel Palestine Conflict1 1917 a letter, known as the Balfour Declaration, regarded as one of the most contested documents in the modern history of the Middle East, commits the British government to “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people”. 1947 the UN votes for Palestine to be split into separate Jewish and …

Who owns the Pond?

Guest Blog2022, Food, Lifestyle, Politics, Poverty, Sunday@thePub Leave a Comment

This weeks blog comes a friend of ours called Tracey Hume who is a deacon in the Methodist Church and currently works as the Newcastle Methodist District’s Community Engagement Enabler. She has also been pivotal in setting up a Poverty and Truth Commission in Gateshead. We all know that the cost of living is going up. Fuel bills, cost of …