Two things stood out today, one good.
I had an email from the TV Licencing Authority informing me that the card I pay our license with has been declined and please follow the link to reset......
BWe pay by DD .
Just saying in case anyone else gets this crap.
And then.... Phill got a call from the historian researching the history of his church for a Heritage Lottery thingy.
It seems a plumber working in the roof above the choir in 1998 found a bag of Charles I coins. His source is the Church Magazine of the time, and the article he cites was written by Maurice, a very well respected, and sadly deceased architect member of the congregation.
The historian has checked with the records on Treasure Trove, but the find predates the law requiring a record, apparently, so now the diocesan archivist is checking it out too. Can Phill throw any light?
This sounds really exciting! A Civil War stash? I am getting really into this!
We ' phone a friend' Frank is on holiday in France; no immediate reply, so I leave a message. Moments later Frank calls back.
Yes he recalls the article clearly. It was in the April 1998 newsletter.
Ohhhh April....
I hope Maurice is enjoying the joke 'up there', 20 years on.
The historian is definitely including this in his presentation now, it is, too good to miss.