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The Rev Canon Darren Thornton at St Giles Church, Norwich.Picture: ANTONY KELLY
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A new chaplain has been appointed at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
The Revd Canon Captain Darren Thornton of the Church Army has joined the hospital s team to provide care and support to the community during the challenging Covid period.
Canon Thornton said: When I offered to help, I wasn t expecting that I would come and join the hospital chaplaincy team full-time, but it feels like this is the right next challenge for me and I m looking forward to working with the chaplaincy team to be alongside people through life s experiences as they come into the hospital.
Music, theatre, literature, art; the Droichead Arts Centre is bursting at the seams with a packed new programme for Spring, all of which you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home.
The doors of the Stockwell Street space may be closed, however a range of creative projects are continuing behind the scenes and the centre is proud to support many artists and initiatives in Drogheda and East Meath this Spring.
Highlights include Solo@Home, Slow Sessions Online and Drogheda Book Collective, with Droichead Arts Centre presenting a virtual meet-up with prize winning author Sara Baume.
While Droichead Presents Drama will support a number of theatre makers in the development of their practice and work over 2021 including Anthony Kinahan, Grainne Rafferty, Ronan Leahy and Juliette Crosbie.
Norwich hospital chaplain answers Covid-19 call A Norwich hospital chaplain has responded to the call for former NHS staff to return to help during the Covid-19 pandemic, 20 years after he was last part of the hospital chaplaincy team. During the first call of the pandemic last year for former NHS staff to return, Canon Captain Darren Thornton offered to help the Chaplaincy team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital some 20 years after he was a chaplain at the old Norfolk and Norwich site in the city centre. Now a chaplain at the University of East Anglia and Rector of St Giles on the Hill, Darren returned to a depleted hospital chaplaincy team during what has been a busy time, providing comfort and support for all patients and staff throughout the challenging Covid-19 period.