READERS have reacted to possible plans to let holidaymakers jet off to a handful sun-kissed European hotspots this month. The European Commission has proposed to ease restrictions on travel to countries in the bloc Covid-19 after mass vaccination campaigns get underway and lower levels of infection. And the UK government’s “green list” of countries to which people can travel without having to isolate for 14 days on their return is expected to be released this week, although it is understood details are still being finalised. Boris Johnson has said some foreign travel from the UK will be able to go ahead from mid-May.
Bellows Falls
First Baptist Church
It is a very hard thing for people to believe without seeing. In Johnâs Gospel we find Jesus suddenly appearing to the Disciples, standing among them, in a house with locked doors. They must have been startled! One week later, Jesus comes back. This time Thomas, who was not present the first time, is there to see Jesus and to touch Him. He Believes. How is it that we come to believe? The name of the sermon is âMy Lord and my God!â
Sunday Service has moved back online with a live online interactive service at 10 a.m. Contact the Pastors for details. Everyone is welcome to join in for worship, music and community. Join in at https://www.fbcbellowsfalls.com/this-week-s-service for an inspirational mid-week message and a recording of the Sunday Service.
Praising teachers It s no secret that teachers and education staff have worked tirelessly to adapt and overcome the challenges of working during the pandemic and trying to minimise the impacts of lockdown on children s learning. Messages of praise have been flooding in for teachers and schools from families across Cumbria thanking them for all their support during the pandemic. We asked families on the News & Star/The Cumberland News Facebook page if they had any schools or teachers they wanted to thank for their support during the pandemic. We were inundated with messages for the wonderful work of school staff with people commenting that every staff member was worthy of praise for all they have managed to achieve in such difficult circumstances.
Gastonia woman back in the saddle
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Gazette on a recent February morning, she was toting so many of her horseback riding ribbons and medals that I thought I was going to have to run over to the pressroom and fetch a hand truck to help her bring them in. Wow, I thought, those must be from a lifetime of competition.
No, CJ corrected me, they re all from the past year.
But I m getting ahead of myself.
Some six decades ahead of myself.
CJ (no periods please) grew up in a rural corner of Ohio where, when she was a little girl, the farmer across the road owned a pony.