Simon Lee @[email protected] John Ralfe Yes I was! Everything went according to plan 😉

I’m home and resting. I finished in 06:06:09 which wasn’t ideal but I didn’t have to resort to crawling so silver linings. I’m still a little short of my minimum target of £2k. If you would like to donate please do so through my just giving page. justgiving.com/page/darren-mi…

Thanks to my sponsors Simon Lee @[email protected] John Ralfe for supporting my Marathon attempt. I raised £6,210 for the Arthur Rank Hospice, plus £1,426 Gift Aid. Finish time: 4:13:48 😃

I would appreciate a RT of this plug for the annual #MichaelRamseyLecture at 6.00 pm, on the 24th of April at University College Durham University.

I will be speaking about how the Church's racialised past has shaped us in the 21C, and its impact on the CofE today. Do join us if you can.

A significant campaign from The Times and The Sunday Times on Infected Blood Tragedy caroline wheeler
There is a compelling need for wider reflection on the use of compensation schemes (whether connected to an Inquiry or not).
There's a role for the Law Commission in shaping a coherent framework here.

Watching the BBC Sport TCS London Marathon coverage and it’s like doing a big shop in the human inspiration supermarket.

Good luck to anyone running the TCS London Marathon today! Perfect conditions for you all!

#LondonMarathon #londonmarathon2024

Tonight’s concert in Olney in aid of Ukraine ended with the singing of a prayer in Ukrainian

Olney-Ukraine Aid concert begins with the National Anthem of Ukraine, played on the Bandura by Boghuslava Stryzhevska, for a full house in the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Olney

It was a great privilege to attend this event and to have the chance to speak on religious law, interfaith dialogue and #FoRB . Huge thanks to MFA Austria Robert Řehák and Fiona Bruce MP, UK FoRB Envoy

A fitting tribute to a person of quiet integrity.

Robin Brennan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Simon Lee Timothy Brennan KC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Good luck tomorrow Robin and I hope you get your 4:15!

Simon Lee @[email protected] Timothy Brennan KC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Very glad of further support, Sean! justgiving.com/page/robin-bre…

The full text of the judgment in the Michaela Community Schools Trust case on their prayer ritual policy (and yes, the official website spells judgment here with an extra 'e' in its link but not, lawyers will be relieved to know, in the actual judgment):
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A wist(eria-)ful(l) afternoon in Olney

Thanks to all who have recommended this or that tribute to Derek Underwood but especially to John Crowley John Crowley for sharing Vic Marks’ great article in ⁦The Guardian⁩ ‘Derek Underwood: a huge-hearted free thinker who always gave his all’ @theguardian theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr…

One of cricket's great pictures and one that will be in many of tomorrow's newspapers ... Derek Underwood traps opener John Inverarity lbw to secure England's dramatic last-gasp win at The Oval, August 27th 1968 (Central Press)

And let's pause to remember the role Alan Knott played in his brilliance.

Simon Lee Kent Cricket England Cricket Such sad news, a true gentleman on and off the pitch 💔

Derek Underwood Kent Cricket helped frame one of the greatest cricket photographs of all time, taking 4 for 6 off 27 balls at the Oval in 1968 and helping England beat Australia with minutes to spare in an Ashes Test thought unwinnable after rain #RIPDeadly #iconic