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We are delighted that an announcement has recently been made from the Bishop of Derby’s office that Fr David Lawrence-March has been appointed as the new Vicar at St Laurence’s and Priest-in-Charge at Holy Trinity. We are all looking forward to his arrival which we hope, and expect, to be before Christmas. The Covid-19 crisis…

EBBSFLEET IN EREWASH From Bishop Jonathan at the beginning of 2021 Marking the 150th anniversary of St Joseph being declared patron of the universal church, in early December Pope Francis proclaimed a year-long celebration (from 8th December 2020 to 8th December 2021) dedicated to the foster father of Jesus. As a foundation,…

http://www.st-laurence.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sugar-and-spice.pdf The Church of St Laurence is the oldest building in the town of Long Eaton, offering a little oasis of calm next to the busy market place. The distinctive triple roof is one of a number of striking architectural features of the church, as is the fourteenth-century, fortress-like tower. Unfortunately, time has taken…

I was born during an air raid over Gloucester in 1941. My father was chaplain in the RAF and he was posted all over the UK. After being demobbed, he found livings in the South of England which meant that I lived a somewhat nomadic early life. I was at School at Milton Abbey in…