St Albans Abbey

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Solomon in all his glory

March 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Sandy's blog

One of Francesca’s friends sings in St Albans Bach Choir and we went to last night’s performance of Handel’s Solomon at the Abbey. (I then realised how many of my friends and contacts are also members – it’s a real community thing.)
Solomon is a work I have never heard performed before and it was a [...]

God and the Liberal Democrats

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Sandy's blog

“The liberal deviseth liberal things, and by liberal things shall he stand.”
It must be true – it’s in the bible. Isaiah chapter 32, verse 8 to be exact.
The New English Bible has a different translation from the original Hebrew – “The man of noble mind forms noble designs and stands firm in his nobility.”
I am [...]

Crossing boundaries

February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Sandy's blog

A belated note about last Saturday’s St Albans Interfaith Group’s reception at the Civic Centre.
St Albans is special in so many ways, and the longstanding interfaith group (which predates 9/11) is evidence of that. The initiative came from the Rev Tony Hurle of St Paul’s Church, who wanted to create a regular dialogue between the [...]

Cathedral like a beacon on a hill – the view that could be lost for ever

July 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Hands off Herts, Sandy's blog

I have sent in my personal letter of objection to the Helioslough proposals for the Radlett freight terminal. I hope I am among many, many local residents and organisations to have voiced our dismay.
There are so many different grounds why this proposal is wholly unsuitable for the site -

“coalescence” of currently separate communities destroying [...]

Abbey organ first notes

April 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Sandy's blog

My friend David Pearson of Radio Verulam sent me this recording of the first music to be played on the refurbished St Albans Abbey organ – Saint Saens organ symphony at Saturday’s Easter Vigil.
We were married to this organ – Vierne’s First Symphony played by the then Master of Music Colin Walsh.

St Albans Market in the chill

January 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Sandy's blog

Gosh it was chilly in St Albans market this morning. All the stallholders were blue with cold, coriander was virtally frozen solid, clouds of breath from shoppers’ mouths. But it was cheerfully dickensian, people stamping their feet, rubbing their hands, and the Abbey Tower peeking over the roofs.

How lucky we are to have the [...]

Recovering from a birthday night on the tiles

December 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Sandy's blog

It was on the (very wet) grass actually – outside St Albans Abbey.
It was my 12 year old daughter Dora who persuaded me that my birthday was no excuse for not joining her at the annual Sleep-Out in aid of local homeless charities. It is the third year I have done this and it was [...]

Sandy 4 St Albans

Sandy Walkington is the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for St Albans