I was recently given a couple of sealed bags of Dorset Earl Grey tea. I found them refreshing, though I doubt I could taste anything distinctive or redolent of that fair county, which I have visited only the once when I called at Shaftesbury in the autumn. Its online description, however, struck me:
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
They speak idly everyone with his neighbour;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
It’ s a long way down from the top deck of the car park. As we descend the winding stairs, I’m hoping that Stephen will let me wait at the exit rather than making me climb all the way up again at the end of the afternoon. My new knee works well, but getting back to my previous level of fitness is proving to be more difficult than I expected.
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Salem Chapel, Martin Top
near Rimington, Clitheroe BB7 4EG
Salem Congregational Chapel is a registered charity No. 252401 (England & Wales)
Sunday Worship 10.45am & 6.00pm