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Anne Elizabeth Hollinghurst (born 4 March 1964) is a Church of England bishop currently serving as Principal of The Queen's Foundation, Edgbaston. She previously served as Bishop of Aston, the suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Birmingham, from September 2015 until September 2024.Early lifeHollinghurst was born on 4 March 1964 to William and Audrey Bailey.[1] She was educated at Range High School, a coeducational secondary school and sixth form in Formby, Merseyside.[2]Her childhood faith was nurtured in the Church of England in the Anglo-Catholic tradition,[3] at St Peter's Church, Formby.[4] Her early ministry was as a youth worker in suburban Sussex at Holy Trinity Cuckfield and then in inner-city Nottingham at St Stephen's Hyson Green with St Leodegarius Basford.[3][5] She entered Trinity College, Bristol, an Open Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry and graduated from the University of Bristol with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Theology degree in 1996.[6]

Finley Worthington is in recovery from Ketamine addiction this is his story.A Burnley vicar campaigning to help take ketamine off the streets says the "deadly and dangerous" drug impacts young people all over the town.Fr Alex Frost has been running a ketamine support group at St Matthew's Church in St Matthew's Street for the past couple of months. It's open to anyone impacted by the substance, whether they have used it or know someone who does. It offers a "safe space" for people to discuss their experiences and concerns and can signpost them to counselling.Ketamine is a powerful anaesthetic that can cause irreversible damage to the bladder and kidneys, with some young people ending up with urostomy bags. "I'm desperately worried for the families impacted by it. It's devastating for them," said Fr Frost."I'm desperately worried for the families impacted by it. It's devastating for them," said Fr Frost

A link to the site https://parentsspeakup.org/home/Join the New Jarrow March to WestminsterOn Sunday August the 17th 2025 a march from Jarrow Town Hall to Westminster will be organised. The March will consist of 200 fathers led by one female MP to reflect the original Jarrow March for justice and dignity in 1936. On the ‘About' page find out more about the struggles of the first Jarrow march and how they relate today. Read more on our ‘About' page.Advocacy and LobbyingParents Speak Up actively engages in advocacy and lobbying efforts to influence policy changes and improve the legal framework surrounding grooming gang rape. We will be collaborating with lawmakers, law enforcement, and relevant authorities to push for legislative reforms and better protection for victims.Awareness CampaignsOur New Jarrow March awareness campaign aims to educate the public about the prevalence of grooming gang rape and its devastating impact. By raising awareness, we aim to challenge misconceptions, eradicate victim-blaming, and foster a culture of understanding and empathy.Go to our Petition page and ‘Tell Ten People'The March will aim to collect over 100,000 signatures in order to have the matter debated in Parliament. When signing the petition we ask that you create a link to ‘Tell Ten People' and request that they sign and Tell Ten People and keep repeating the request

The father of a grooming gangs abuse survivor has told The God Cast that he does not have faith in the Labour Government's approach to tackle the abusers.Marlon West has regularly met with Jess Phillips, the safeguarding minister, in his attempts to force change.But Marlon West has now told The God Cast that he believed society was not ready to take the necessary steps to confront the rape gangs.Marlon West said police bosses have more to do to protect children in the region from sexual exploitation. His comments come after his daughter Scarlett went through a harrowing ordeal while in police custody.Scarlett was arrested in August 2019 following suspicions she had been involved in a car robbery. Her case was highlighted in the Baird Inquiry, which revealed how women and girls had been treated while in custody.Scarlett waived her right to anonymity and agreed for her father to speak on her behalf. The teenager, now 19, was made to strip to her underwear at Bury police station after being arrested, the inquiry found. She did not have an appropriate adult present with her while it happened, the repo

Fr Alex is the Vicar of St Matthew's Church in Burnley.Jo Moore, is the Registered Manager at Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House, Residential Detox and Rehab FacilityJo is the Registered Manager of the Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House Residential Detox and Rehab facility in Heswall on the Wirral. Jo has 24 years of experience working within health and social care. As an RGN her career includes working in acute care settings, mental health and substance use. Jo will speak about her experiences of providing clinical support for Ketamine detoxification as well as the vital and often-missed role of rehabilitation from Ketamine use.Birchwood is a 25-bed residential centre in Heswall, Wirral, welcoming people from across the UK.A residential stay offers respite from a chaotic lifestyle, a chance to break destructive routines, make positive changes, and work towards sustained recovery.Rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, we're one of the few centres in the North West offering medically monitored and managed inpatient detox and drug and alcohol treatment.Explore the podcast

Jon put together a unique show with music, comedy and the piano over twenty years ago and became one of the most sought after entertainers in the cruise and corporate industry before appearing on Britain's Got Talent in 2020 where the hosts Ant and Dec awarded him their Golden Buzzer. He then went on to be the Judges Choice in the semi- final and then the first ever Golden Buzzer act to win the whole show. The following year Jon was awarded Best Performer at the National Reality Television Awards in London.Jon has since appeared on The Royal Variety Show, Britain's Got Talent Christmas Special, Good Morning Britain, This Morning, Lorraine, Radio 2 and BBC Breakfast often performing original songs written for the moment. He composed and performed the opening song for the ITV Panto, the re-opening of Wembley Steps, The Michael Ball Show on BBC Radio 2 and The End of the Show Show for Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway plus made a guest appearance on Les Dawson, The Lost Tapes documentary on ITV.Jon wrote and performed a one-man musical ‘Against The Odds' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to great acclaim and returned the following year with a sell-out show, ‘Mental Flavour'. He recently completed his second hugely successful UK theatre tour.

Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrostFollow Venice on X @roseveniceallanVenice is a campaigner for women and children. In 2017 she organised a series of panel discussions called We Need To Talk UK and Ireland, with expert speakers on sex, gender and feminism. She was also part of the women's collective that in 2020 started regular meet ups at Speakers' Corner in London, which went on to become Let Women Speak. During last year's General Election, Venice joined the What Is A Woman? campaign, asking prospective candidates their stance on these issues. She currently works as a research assistant in the House of Lords for Baroness Claire Fox.

Julie Bindel is a journalist, author, broadcaster and journalist, primarily concerned with human rights abuses towards women and girls. She is the author of two books on this topic. One of which is based on a UK-wide study on the opportunities and barriers for women to exit prostitution, the largest study of its kind (Exiting Prostitution: A Study in Female Desistance by Bindel et al, Palgrave, 2014). Her most recent work examines the global sex trade, and is based on research spanning almost 40 countries cities and states around the world and on 250 face-to-face interviews (The Pimping of Prostitution: Abolishing the Sex Work Myth, Palgrave, 2017).Julie has investigated the trafficking of women and girls into prostitution for both academic research and journalistic long-form articles in dozens of countries around the worldJulie has been active in research, grassroots campaigning, advocacy and governmental consultation since 1999. During this time, she has sat on many advisory boards and consultation panels alongside governmental officials, parliamentarians, policy advisors and UN organisations.To date, Julie has trained in excess of 1,000 individuals in issues relating to the sexual exploitation in more than 20 countries. Julie has also conducted more than 100 face-to-face interviews with female victims of trafficking.Over the past 20 years, Julie has provided support to a number of NGOs, IGOs and state agencies in their efforts to prevent trafficking into sexual exploitation, improve the prosecution of perpetrators, protect victims, and build international counter-trafficking partnerships.Websites/blogshttps://www.thejuliebindel.comBooksThe Map of My Life: The Story of Emma Humphreys, Astraia Press, 2003Straight Expectations, Guardian Faber, 2014Exiting Prostitution, editor, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014The Pimping of Prostitution, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017Feminism for Women, Little Brown, 2021Transcript

Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a unique and distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster.As a concerto soloist he appears regularly with the world's leading orchestras and conductors, including the Berlin Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra Washington, London Philharmonic and Zurich Tonhalle orchestras. He gives recitals every season in major musical centres, and plays with many of the world's foremost chamber orchestras, including the Australian, Mahler, Norwegian, Scottish, Zurich and St Paul Chamber Orchestras, as well as period-instrument ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Unusually, he also directs chamber orchestras from the cello in classical programmes.Recent and upcoming highlights include performances with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at the Salzburg Mozartwoche; the US premiere of Thomas Adès's Lieux retrouvés with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, following world and UK premieres in Lucerne and at the BBC Proms, and a further performance of the work in Amsterdam with the Britten Sinfonia, conducted by the composer; Prokofiev's Concerto Op. 58 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Vladimir Jurowski, in London and at the Dresden Music Festival; and Haydn's C major Concerto with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Adam Fischer.As a chamber musician, he has curated series for many of the world's most famous festivals and venues, including the Wigmore Hall, the 92nd St Y in New York, and the Salzburg Festival. These specially devised programmes have included ‘In the Shadow of War', a major four-part series for the Wigmore Hall to mark the centenary of the First World War and the 75th anniversary of the Second World War; explorations of Czech music; the teacher-pupil line of Saint-Saëns, Fauré and Ravel; the affinity of the cello and the human voice; varied aspects of Robert Schumann's life and music; and the music of Sergei Taneyev (teacher of Steven's grandfather, Julius Isserlis) and his students. For these concerts Steven is joined by a regular group of friends which includes the violinists Joshua Bell, Isabelle Faust, Pamela Frank, and Janine Jansen, violist Tabea Zimmermann, and pianists Jeremy Denk, Stephen Hough, Alexander Melnikov, Olli Mustonen, Connie Shih, and Dénes Várjon.He also takes a strong interest in authentic performance. This season's projects include a recording of the Chopin Cello Sonata and other works with Dénes Várjon for Hyperion, using ones of Chopin's own piano; and a recital of Russian sonatas with Olli Mustonen. In recital, he gives frequent concerts with harpsichord and fortepiano. Recent seasons have featured a special performance with Sir Andras Schiff at the Beethovenhaus in Bonn, using Beethoven's own cello; and performances and recordings (selected for the Deutsche SchallplattenPreis) of Beethoven's complete music for cello and piano with Robert Levin, using original or replica fortepianos from the early nineteenth century. With harpsichordist Richard Egarr, he has performed and recorded the viola da gamba sonatas of J.S. Bach as well as sonatas by Handel and Scarlatti. This season, they tour together in the US.He is also a keen exponent of contemporary music and has premiered many new works including John Tavener's The Protecting Veil (as well as several other pieces by Tavener), Thomas Adès's Lieux retrouvés, Stephen Hough's Sonata for Cello and Piano, Left Hand (Les Adieux), Wolfgang Rihm's Concerto in One Movement, David Matthews' Concerto in Azzurro, and For Steven and Hilary's Jig by György Kurtág. In 2016, he gave the UK premiere of Olli Mustonen's of Frei, aber einsam for solo cello at the Wigmore Hall.

#churchofengland #holyweek #christianity Follow Fr Alex on Facebook her  @thegodcast5878  or on X @alexdjfrostOrder his book here https://www.whsmith.co.uk/Product/Father-Alex-Frost/Our-Daily-Bread--From-Argos-to-the-Altar--a-Priests-Story/10138851Augustine Tanner-Ihm is a charismatic Afro-American educator, theologian, pastor, activist, leader, mentor, trustee, presenter, speaker, and missiologist based in the United Kingdom. He has spoken at the Stonewall National Workplace Conference, Pride, and Glory Festival Manchester, The Durham Union, BBC Breakfast, Church of England General Synod, UK Houses of Parliament, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 4, BBC Songs of Praise, and Channel 5. He has written articles in the Church Times, The Moody Standard, and The Church of England Newspaper. He has read degrees in Education and Theology from Moody Bible Institute, Northwestern University, Iowa State University, St. Mellitus College, Sacum College, and the University of Durham. He has traveled to Canada, USA, Sweden, Belgium, The Netherlands, England, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, N. Africa, Scotland, and Northern Ireland giving sermons and talks on inclusion, race, and spirituality. He enjoys traveling, writing stand-up, doing athletics, and making people smile.Augustine Tanner-Ihm is an exceptionally gifted individual. A published writer, accomplished theologian, inspiring speaker and presenter, he somehow finds the time to also educate and campaign for judicial reform.Growing up in Chicago, he has travelled the globe speaking on matters close to his heart, such as race, reconciliation and spirituality. He has presented at schools all over the UK and the USA and is an important figure in advocating for inclusion and diversion in the wider society.An accomplished speaker, he has spoken at several LGBTQ+ events such as the Stonewall National Workplace Conference, Pride and Glory Festival Manchester. Moreover, he featured as a guest speaker at the Durham Student Union, BBC Breakfast, Church of England General Synod, the Houses of Parliament, and has featured numerous times on radio for the BBC.Augustine has written for the Church Times, The Moody Standard and The Church of England Newspaper. With degrees in Education and Theology from Durham University, he has previously studied at Northwestern University, Iowa State University, Sarum College and St Mellitus College.Augustine enjoys travelling, writing stand-up, athletics, reading politics and making people smile. His life motto is investing in others to be the best version of themselves, and he surely is on the path to achieving this.

Follow Fr Alex on Facebook here ‪@thegodcast5878‬ and on X @alexdjfrostPlease subscribe to his channel.Follow Dr Helen here X: https://x.com/HelenWebberleyLinkedIn:   / helenwebberley  TikTok:   / helenwebberley  Instagram:   / helenwebberley  YouTube:    / @helenwebberley  Website: https://www.helenwebberley.com/Dr Helen WebberelyThe Hormone Expert, International Trans Rights Advocate, Speaker, Writer, Broadcaster, Entrepreneur and Founder of the ground breaking informatics company GenderGP.From Helen's websiteGenderGP Changed My Life & Hundreds of Thousands MoreIt was 2015 when I founded GenderGP and looking back it was the best decision I ever made.We are now a global informatics company that began life as me helping trans people in 1-to-1 sessions.GenderGP for me is how I have conjoined three loves in my life medicine, technology and the human right to equality in healthcare.

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Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrostSteve Milloy https://junkscience.com/ is a recognized leader in the fight against junk science with more than 33 years of experience, and is credited with popularizing the term “junk science.” He is the founder and publisher of JunkScience.com, and an environmental and public health consultant. Mr. Milloy is a biostatistician and securities lawyer who has also been a registered securities principal, investment fund manager, non-profit executive, coal company executive, and a print/web columnist on science and business issues. Mr. Milloy served on the EPA transition team for the Trump administration and serves on the board of several not-for-profit organizations including the Heartland Institute and the American Energy Institute.

The Rev Steven Horne, 43, from Ashford, is among a new cohort of deacons and priests ordained by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Dover last month.He told BBC Radio Kent that he had been drawn to the sport as "escapism" after growing up "in quite a tough environment".But he said he decided to switch his wrestling singlet for a dalmatic after getting a "call" from God in 2022."I've always had a strong relationship with God, ever since I was a young child," said Dr Horne.He also previously worked as a police officer before undertaking a PhD in theology, during which time he joined local club South East Professional Wrestling.He told the BBC he appeared at his first event in 2016 as an amateur, before going on to compete hundreds of times.

Follow Fr Alex on X at @alexdjfrostJason Jay Smart, Ph.D., is a political adviser who has lived and worked in Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Latin America. Due to his work with the democratic opposition to Pres. Vladimir Putin, Smart was persona non grata, for life, by Russia in 2010. His websites can be found at www.JasonJaySmart.com / www.AmericanPoliticalServices.com / fb.com/jasonjaysmart / Twitter: @OfficeJJSmart

Moazzam Begg was born in the suburbs of Birmingham in 1968, grew up in Moseley, and holds dual UK-Pakistani citizenship. During his secondary education, Begg became a member of the Birmingham Lynx street gang, which was formed to combat persecution by far-right anti-immigrant groups. Begg attended Solihull College and then the University of Wolverhampton, where he studied Law for two years before dropping out.Begg became interested in Islam during a family vacation to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in his late teens. He returned to Pakistan in late 1993 and decided to cross the Pakistan–Afghan border to go to a camp where US-backed nationalist and Islamic insurgents were training to fight the Soviet-backed Afghan government. Begg admitted that he travelled to Bosnia in the early 1990s to support Muslims during the war after being inspired by the “mujahideen's” dedication. He stated that he was “terrified by some of the reports... of the horrors taking place there.” In 1994, he joined a foundation that dealt with Bosnian Muslims. Begg also attempted to visit Chechnya during its battle with Russia in the early 1990s. While he believed that “fighting wasn't out of the question,” he claims that he did not take part in the armed battle but did provide financial aid to foreign militants. At the time of his arrest in 1994, anti-terrorist police allegedly discovered night vision goggles, a flak jacket, and “extreme Islamist literature” in his residence. Begg argued that the goggles and flak jacket were from his charity work in Bosnia and Chechnya, and he denied having any “extremist Islamist material.” Begg, according to his father, has been collecting military memorials as a passion since childhood.According to the Pentagon, Begg received extensive training at three al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist camps. Begg was identified as a “member of al-Qaeda and affiliated organisations” who was "engaged in hostilities against the United States and its coalition partners” in Afghanistan and “provided support to al-Qaeda terrorists, by providing shelter for their families,” according to the statement. Begg rejected all of these allegations, claiming that he “never planned, assisted, or participated in any assaults on Westerners.”

James Mark Court Delingpole (born 6 August 1965) is an English writer, journalist, and columnist who has written for a number of publications, including the Daily Mail, the Daily Express, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Spectator. He is a former executive editor for Breitbart London, and has published several novels and four political books. He describes himself as a libertarian conservative. He has frequently published articles promoting climate change denial and expressing opposition to wind power.

Fr Alex's book @Our Daily Bread, Argos To The Altar can be purchased here,https://www.waterstones.com/book/our-... and you can follow him on X @alexdjfrostAndrew Pierce is a British journalist, editor, author, broadcaster and political commentator.Pierce was born in Bristol to an Irish Catholic mother and an unknown father. He spent the first two years of his life in Nazareth House, a Catholic orphanage in Cheltenham, and was adopted by a family from Swindon and brought up on a council estate there.His adoptive father worked on the assembly line at British Leyland, a formerly state-owned car factory.[6]Pierce was educated at St Joseph's Roman Catholic School,[7] now known as St Joseph's Catholic College, a state comprehensive school in Swindon. He did not go to university.[5]Career in journalismPierce is a former assistant editor of both The Daily Telegraph and The Times newspapers,[ and the former political editor of the latter. He is a columnist and consultant editor for the Daily Mail, which he joined in 2009.Pierce presented a Sunday morning political radio show on the commercial radio station LBC 97.3 from 2008 until 2012, when he left. That radio programme was in the latter years presented as a double-headed show with Kevin Maguire from the Daily Mirror. Pierce and Maguire continue their double act reviewing, previewing and dissecting the media and politics on the BBC, ITV and Sky News. From 22 March 2014, Pierce started presenting a Saturday breakfast show on LBC Radio.Pierce is currently a presenter on the GB News television channel.Finding Margaret is the moving story of journalist and broadcaster Andrew Pierce's search for his birth mother. As he was approaching fifty, Pierce decided that it was finally time to track down his biological mother. He knew that he had lived in a Roman Catholic orphanage in Cheltenham for more than two years and was adopted at the age of three by a family who loved and nurtured him. As his career in journalism flourished and despite feeling like he was betraying the adoptive parents who loved him so much, Pierce began to tentatively search for his birth mother, only to find that she had done everything she could to ensure he would never find her.When he finally managed to meet her, the mystery only deepened, leading him to Ireland in search of the man who may or may not have been his father. During his search, Pierce also realises the extent of the mistreatment he suffered at the orphanage and attempts to forge a relationship with the woman who gave him away.This candid book is a heartwarming page turner that takes the reader on an extraordinary journey. Full of amusing and arresting anecdotes, at its heart lies the inspirational story of one man's extensive search for his birth mother and what happened when he finally found her.

June Slater is a online creator and you can follow her on YouTube here https://t.co/pCSY4tBfRm and X here @juneslater17And you can Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrostYou can order his book via this link https://www.whsmith.co.uk/Product/Father-Alex-Frost/Our-Daily-Bread--From-Argos-to-the-Altar--a-Priests-Story/10138851

Mark Crick is a British photographer and author, best known for his literary parodies Kafka's Soup and Sartre's Sink, in which he presents recipes and DIY tips in the style of famous literary writers. Mark Crick is married to Fiona Simmons CrickCrick grew up in Basildon. As a child he suffered from chronic asthma which made both eating and sleeping difficult. to which he attributes his love of both reading and cookery.Crick studied literature at Warwick University and the University of London.

Follow Fr Alex on X@alexdjfrost and order his book here https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/Frost-Father-Alex/Our-Daily-Bread/9780008556556Follow Jah Wobble on X @realjahwobble or his website here https://jahwobble.com/John Joseph Wardle known by the stage name Jah Wobble, is an English bass guitarist and singer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s; he left the band after two albums.Following his departure from PiL, he developed a solo career. In 2012, he reunited with fellow PiL guitarist Keith Levene for Metal Box in Dub and the album Yin & Yang. Since 2013, he has been one of the featured pundits on Sunday morning's The Virtual Jukebox segment of BBC Radio 5 Live's Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo. His autobiography, Memoirs of a Geezer, was published in 2009.

Finley Worthington is in recovery from Ketamine addiction this is his story.A Burnley vicar campaigning to help take ketamine off the streets says the "deadly and dangerous" drug impacts young people all over the town.Fr Alex Frost has been running a ketamine support group at St Matthew's Church in St Matthew's Street for the past couple of months. It's open to anyone impacted by the substance, whether they have used it or know someone who does. It offers a "safe space" for people to discuss their experiences and concerns and can signpost them to counselling.Ketamine is a powerful anaesthetic that can cause irreversible damage to the bladder and kidneys, with some young people ending up with urostomy bags. "I'm desperately worried for the families impacted by it. It's devastating for them," said Fr Frost."I'm desperately worried for the families impacted by it. It's devastating for them," said Fr Frost.Transcript

Emmanuel Theological College is the fruit of an exciting partnership between the Bishops of the six Church of England Dioceses in North West England: Blackburn, Carlisle, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, and Sodor and Man. Together they developed a vision for integrated ministerial formation that would equip the whole people of God for the whole mission of God across our region today, by providing outstanding formation for lay and ordained ministry both full-time and part-time. There are over 7.3 million people in the North West reflecting a huge breadth of socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, and class diversities across a wide variety of contexts – from extremely rural to densely populated urban. Such diversity brings with it an inviting combination of challenge and opportunity. For the Church to step towards these with confidence and missional creativity and to proclaim the gospel afresh in each generation, it needs leaders who are theologically capable; skilled in ministry and priestcraft and able to pioneer new forms of contextual engagement; and who are well formed in the kinds of spiritual habits that will nourish and sustain them for a life-time. To turn this vision into reality, the Bishops sought to combine the many strengths of the existing Colleges in the region – All Saints' Centre for Mission and Ministry, Cumbria Christian Learning, and St Mellitus College North West – into a single institution that could flex to the needs of the context, offering a theological powerhouse of missional resource. Plans for Emmanuel were announced in Summer 2020. Emmanuel's culture and ethos are rooted in charity and generosity in partnership across liturgical traditions, focusing not on our differences but on our common bonds in Jesus Christ. With that in mind, our goal is to form Christ-centred, hope-filled, and mission-orientated lay-leaders, deacons, and priests.

Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost Follow Clive on X @cliveatsynod Clive Billeness is a Specialist in Project / Programme / Risk / Business Continuity Management Practitioner Qualified in Prince2, MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) and M_o_R (Management of Risk) as well as Financial Management and Audit within the context of European FP7 and Horizon 2020 projects. also Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) also Retired Lay Minister in the Anglican Diocese of Europe Elected Member of House of Laity of Synod of the Diocese of Europe Hon. Secretary of ECO - the Ecumenical Church of the Occitanie (an online mission initiative) Specialties: EC FP7/H2020 Project Financial Regulations, IT Projects and Programmes, Risk Management, Business Continuity Management, Digital Preservation, GDPR Governance and Compliance. Recently: Researching bullying in worship communities Member of the Save The Parish Financial Scrutiny Board at General Synod of Church of England Member of the House of Laity of the General Synod of the Church of England. Supporting an inclusive church which is free of bullying. Member of Audit Committee.

Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost order his book here https://www.waterstones.com/book/our-daily-bread/father-alex-frost/alastair-campbell/9780008556556 Follow Arun Kundnani on X his website is here https://www.kundnani.org/ Arun Kundnani is a writer interested in race, Islamophobia, surveillance, political violence, and radicalism. A good introduction to his overall political perspective is this article, first published in the Guardian: There are two kinds of antiracism. Born in London, Kundnani moved to New York in 2010 and now lives in Philadelphia. The Guardian has described him as “one of Britain's best political writers.” Kundnani is the author of What is Antiracism? (Verso, 2023), The Muslims are Coming! (Verso, 2014) and The End of Tolerance (Pluto, 2007), which was selected as a New Statesman book of the year, and co-author of Homeland Security: Myths and Monsters (Common Notions, 2024). He has written for the Nation, the Guardian, the Washington Post, and The Intercept. A former editor of the journal Race & Class, he holds a PhD from London Metropolitan University and is an Associate of the Transnational Institute. Kundnani is currently working on a biography of Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, to be published by Doubleday. The project has been supported with a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction grant, and grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at New York Public Library.

Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost order his book here https://www.waterstones.com/book/our-daily-bread/father-alex-frost/alastair-campbell/9780008556556 Follow Paul on X @MrPaulSimpson1 his website is here https://www.paul-simpson.co.uk/ order his book here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revolutionary-Spirit-Post-Punk-Exorcism-Teardrop/dp/1911036831 Simpson's career begins alongside fellow Liverpool luminaries Ian McCulloch, Bill Drummond, Will Sergeant, Pete Wylie, Pete Burns, and Holly Johnson at the infamous Eric's club, where, in 1976, he finds himself at the birth of the city's second great musical explosion. He co-founds and christens the neo-psychedelic pop group The Teardrop Explodes with Julian Cope but walks out of the band just as they are about to break big and goes to work in a tearoom instead. He then forms The Wild Swans, the indie-band of choice for literary-minded teens in the early 1980s, and Care with Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds, sharing a flat with a seventeen-year-old Courtney Love along the way. Marriage, fatherhood, tropical illness, and divorce follow, interspersed with artistic collaborations with Bill Drummond and members of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, among others. Following an onstage reunion with Cope at the Royal Festival Hall, Simpson discovers that seven thousand miles away, in the Philippines, he is considered a musical god. Presidential suites, armed-guards, police escorts you couldn't make it up, and, incredibly, he does' t need to. Revolutionary Spirit is the story of a musician driven by an unerring belief that artistic integrity will bring its own rewards. It concludes with an exorcism of sorts as Simpson finally rids himself of the debilitating demon of psychological depression that has, from the age of nine, run like malware in the background of his life.

Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost Follow Chrissie on X @chrissiesmiles Chrissie Wellington OBE is a four-time World Ironman Champion and world record holder. She now devotes her life to improving individual and population wellbeing as the Global Head of Health and Wellbeing for parkrun and is committed to engaging people of all backgrounds, ages and abilities in the parkrun events to address inequalities that impact many countries across the world.

Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost order his book here https://www.whsmith.co.uk/Product/Father-Alex-Frost/Our-Daily-Bread--From-Argos-to-the-Altar--a-Priests-Story/10138851 Matt Le Tissier is a footballing legend known for his exceptional skill and goal-scoring ability. Born on October 14, 1968, in Guernsey, Le Tissier spent all of his professional career playing for Southampton Football Club in the top flight of English football. Le Tissier's career spanned from 1986 to 2002, during which he became renowned for his remarkable technique, vision, and ability to score spectacular goals. He possessed incredible dribbling skills and a unique style of play that made him a fan favorite and earned him the nickname “Le God” among Southampton supporters. Le Tissier won the PFA Young Player Of The Year award in 1990 and remains to this day the only Southampton player to win their Player Of The Season award 3 times. He was also the first midfielder to score 100 premier league goals Throughout his time at Southampton, Le Tissier consistently showcased his brilliance on the field. He possessed a natural talent for scoring goals from various positions, often producing stunning strikes from long range or executing audacious chips and volleys. His ability to create opportunities out of seemingly impossible situations was a testament to his exceptional footballing intelligence and creativity. Le Tissier's loyalty to Southampton was evident as he rejected several offers from top clubs, choosing to remain with his beloved team. Despite Southampton's occasional struggles in the league, he remained a shining star and played a vital role in keeping Southampton in the top flight. In addition to his club achievements, Le Tissier also represented the England national team. However, his international career was limited, and he earned only eight caps for his country. Despite this, his skill and influence on the pitch were undeniable. After retiring from professional football, Le Tissier transitioned to punditry and became a familiar face in the world of football broadcasting. His insightful analysis and honest opinions have made him a respected figure among football fans. He also became a fierce critic of government covid policy in recent years and his views saw him attacked by the mainstream media and was sacked by sky sports. However he stood firm in the face of these attacks and has seen the support for his stance grow as the truth starts to emerge about what really went on in government during the covid fiasco. He's also tried to give a voice to the vaccine injured and is a staunch advocate of freedom of speech and bodily autonomy. Nowadays Matt is a regular on the after dinner speaking circuit where he has earned a reputation as a very funny and reliable anecdotal speaker , a contributor to GB News with his social commentary and a football pundit on Indonesian tv with Mola.

Martin Dobson (born 14 February 1948) is a former professional footballer and England international who played as a midfielder. He was the first player to be transferred for £300,000, when Everton bought him from Burnley in August 1974. Playing career He was born in Rishton and attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. He was signed as youngster by Bolton Wanderers who spotted him playing for Lancashire Grammar Schools. However he was given a free transfer and moved on to Burnley.[2] He had a long and successful playing career, playing for almost 20 years and totalling over 600 league appearances while playing for Burnley, Everton and Bury. He won five England caps overall, four while at Burnley and one while at Everton. His first England cap was awarded to him by manager Sir Alf Ramsey (because of FA Cup commitments of other players) on 3 April 1974, a 0–0 draw against Portugal. However, he impressed enough to win four more caps that year. Managerial career As well as finishing his playing career with Bury, Dobson became their manager until 1989. During this period they were promoted from the old Fourth Division and became an established Third Division side.[3] Dobson was appointed manager of Bristol Rovers in July 1991, but was sacked after only 12 games in charge in October of the same year.[4] On 10 January 2010 he was appointed joint caretaker manager of Premier League side and former club Burnley, with Terry Pashley, after Owen Coyle left the club for Bolton Wanderers. However, Dobson and Pashley never managed a game due to the rapid appointment of Brian Laws. Laws kept Dobson on his coaching staff in the short-term as he built up his backroom staff. Dobson then returned full-time to his role as Burnley's director of youth development.[5] Dobson left his post as director of youth at Burnley in October 2011 after his contract was not renewed by manager Eddie Howe who instead appointed his reserve team manager Jason Blake, from former club AFC Bournemouth, as academy manager. Dobson became the professional development co-ordinator at Everton in February 2018.

Dr Peter Stuart The Diocesan Bishop Dr Peter Stuart became the Bishop of Newcastle on 2 February 2018 after having served as Assistant Bishop from 2 February 2009. He has administered the Diocese on two occasions—2013 and 2017. Bishop Peter has considerable experience in not-for-profit governance, risk management, policy development, communication and financial administration. He has previously served on the Board of Anglicare Tasmania Inc, Glenview Nursing Home Inc (Tas), Julia Farr Services (SA), the Julia Farr Association (SA), and St Peters College (SA). Bishop Peter has been a member of the Diocesan Council in the Diocese of Tasmania and Adelaide and a member of the Long Service Leave Board of General Synod.

Dion A. Forster serves as Professor of Public Theology in the Faculty of Religion and Theology at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. He is an Extraordinary Full Professor in the Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology at Stellenbosch University. Dion holds two doctoral degrees. A PhD in Systematic Theology (D.Th, SA, 2006) and a second PhD in New Testament studies and Empirical Theology (Ph.D, Radboud University, Holland, 2017). Dion is a Rated researcher with the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. He is a Research Fellow at Wesley House, University of Cambridge, and at the Allan Gray Centre for Values Based Leadership, University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business. He also serves as a member of the Berlin Institute for Public Theology, the World Economic Forum's 'Expert Network', and the GERIS (Global Exchange on Religion in Society) of the European Union, as well as the G20's anti-racism policy task team for the IF20. He was formerly the Dean of John Wesley College, the seminary of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. SUN Media His most recent books are entitled 'The (im)possibility of forgiveness? An empirical intercultural reading of Matthew 18.15-35' (Wipf & Stock, 2019), 'African Public Theology' (Langham, 2020), 'Reconcilliation, Forgiveness and Violence in Africa' (SUN Media, 2020), 'Freedom of Religion at Stake' (Wipf & Stock, 2019), and, Between Capital and Cathedral: Essays on Church and State relationships. (University of South Africa Press, 2013). You can find a list of Dion Forster's books via this link. For a list of academic publications (articles and books) please visit the following Academia.edu profile page or my ResearchGate profile page. For other books and articles please see the following page. A number of Dion's books are available on Amazon.com

For over ten years he ran a West End theatre in London's Leicester Square (home to the Boy George musical “TABOO”) as well as a successful Ballroom and Latin Dancing Club. He produced a triple platinum selling album for the Japanese band 'Buck Tick'; co-produced the UK Eurovision entry in 2001 for Lindsay Dracass and toured the UK and Europe with Phil Collins as one of 'Mike and the Mechanics', becoming their vocal arranger on the 'Rewired' album. He returned to live performance in 2009 with the Scottish Supergroup 'Four Good Men' and as lead vocalist for XSM ( Ex Simple Mind ) which featured original members Derek Forbes and Brian McGee. In January 2014 Owen released “The One” his first official single in the UK since 1987, following this with the release of the album “About Time II” in the autumn of the same year. November 2016 brought the release of two brand new versions of My Favourite Waste of Time (Part One and Part Two) to celebrate its 30th Anniversary, plus a multitude of dance remixes. He has released 11 tracks since 2020 including the Heritage Chart number 1 'Beauty of the Sun' and a Lockdown chorus version of My Favourite Waste of Time which featured guest artists Toyah, Glen Matlock, Lee John, Carol Decker, Cheryl Baker and many more. He is currently recording a new album of Americana/Folk originals, and tours with Owen Paul's 80's and on his own as a solo artist.

Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society's Singer Award, Jennifer Johnston is a former BBC New Generation Artist, and a graduate of Cambridge University and the Royal College of Music. She has enjoyed close collaborations with both the Bayerische Staatsoper, where she has sung over 80 performances as a guest artist and with whom she won Recording of the Year at the Gramophone Awards for Korngold's Die Tote Stadt, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, for whom she was their Artist-In-Residence for two seasons. Facetune_10-01-2024-19-09-31_edited_edited.jpg Her operatic roles have included Brigitta in Korngold's Die Tote Stadt (Petrenko/Bayerische Staatstoper, Gramophone's Recording of the Year), Mrs Sedley in Britten's Peter Grimes (Gardiner/Bayerische Staatsoper), Hedwige in Rossini's Guillaume Tell (Ettinger/Bayerische Staatsoper), Second Norn in Wagner's Götterdämmerung (Petrenko/Bayerische Staatsoper), Mrs Grose in Britten's The Turn of the Screw (Eschenbach/La Scala), Juno in Handel's Semele (Luks/Glyndebourne Festival), Lady de Hautdesert in Birtwistle's Gawain (Metzmacher/Salzburg Festival), Jocasta in Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex (Gardiner/Berlin Philharmonic & London Symphony Orchestras and on disc), Judith in Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle (Yankovskaya/English National Opera, Mäkelä/Oslo Filharmonien), Dido in Purcell's Dido & Aeneas (Weiss/Festival d'Aix-en-Provence), Waltraute in Wagner's Die Walküre (Rattle/Bayerische Rundfunks Symphony Orchestra on disc), and Pasqualita in Adams' Doctor Atomic (Adams/BBC Symphony Orchestra and on disc). The works of Mahler lie at the heart of her repertoire, particularly his Second Symphony (Rouvali/Philharmonia Orchestra on disc, Zinman/Vienna Symphony Orchestra), Third Symphony (Vänskä/Minnesota Orchestra, Mäkelä/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Welser-Möst/Cleveland Orchestra), Eighth Symphony (Bychkov/NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Welser-Möst/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Petrenko/Bayerisches Staatsorchester), Rückert Lieder (Zinman/Vienna Symphony Orchestra), Das Lied Von Der Erde (Marin/Hamburg Symphony Orchestra), and Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (V.Petrenko/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra), In huge demand on the concert platform, she has collaborated with many of the world's leading orchestras and conductors, particularly Beethoven's Missa Solemnis (Gardiner/Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique at the BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall and on disc), Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Welser-Möst/Cleveland & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestras), Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder (Madaras/Halle Orchestra), Elgar's Sea Pictures (Slatkin/Irish National Symphony Orchestra), Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius (Brabbins/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra), Verdi's Requiem (Oramo/BBC Symphony Orchestra at the First Night of the Proms, Slatkin/Orchestra National de Lyon), Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri (Gatti/Accademia Di Santa Cecilia), Schumann's Faustszenen (Harding/Gewandhausorchester), Ravel's Schéhérezade (Oramo / BBC Symphony Orchestra), Adès's Totentanz (Adès/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) ,Janacek's Glagolitic Mass (Kanellakis/BBC Symphony Orchestra at the First Night of the Proms), Britten's Phaedra (Brabbins/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra), Chausson's Poeme de l'Amour et de la Mer (De Billy/London Philharmonic Orchestra), and Respighi's Il Tramonto (Petrenko/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra).

A God Cast on Church of England Estate Ministry and vocation with Rev Sophie Cowan.

Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost Content Creator - Based in Rome / Dublin / NYC It all started in my parents garden shed when I was about eleven. With a wonky video camera and some lamps taken from the house, I got to work building my own TV studio! Hollywood, move over! In my homemade studio, I would host talent shows, deliver breaking news from the neighbourhood and run my media empire! From that young age I was hooked, and over the years I worked in various radio and TV stations eventually ending up as a reporter on RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster. There I worked for one of the country's longest running shows, Nationwide, and the hugely popular TODAY Show. Then, then New York started calling and I moved to the big apple where I worked with various networks like AP, the BBC, and ABC. For five years I travelled across the US covering incredible human interest stories, many of them you can see and hear on my site. Today I'm based in Rome covering the Vatican and Pope Francis for EWTN, a global Catholic TV network and the largest religious broadcaster in the world. I also continue to produce content for the BBC World Service and RTÉ in Ireland. My reports/programmes today still lean towards human interest stories, with a focus on themes and issues around human rights, religious expression, and overcoming adversity. Someday, I hope to return to the shed and build a new studio. Work in progress

Zack Polanski was elected to the London Assembly in May 2021. He is a strong advocate for electoral reform and has been a spokesperson for Make Votes Matter. Zack's background has been in the gig economy, and he has worked as an actor, youth worker, mental health counsellor and in the hospitality sector. Zack is currently a property guardian and has first-hand experience of London's housing crisis. He is committed to campaigning for the introduction of a basic income and championing London's creative and cultural sectors

Peter is a columnist for www.youtube.com/@UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg https://www.facebook.com/MiddleEastEye/ Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost order his book via this link https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/Frost-Father-Alex/Our-Daily-Bread/9780008556556 Peter Oborne won best commentary/blogging in both 2022 and 2017, and was also named freelancer of the year in 2016 at the Drum Online Media Awards for articles he wrote for Middle East Eye. He was also named as British Press Awards Columnist of the Year in 2013. He resigned as chief political columnist of the Daily Telegraph in 2015. His latest book is The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam, published in May by Simon & Schuster. His previous books include The Triumph of the Political Class, The Rise of Political Lying, Why the West is Wrong about Nuclear Iran and The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism.

Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost If you enjoy this God Cast with Deana in conversation with Fr Alex Frost check out this brand new God Cast with loads of musicians here https://youtu.be/vYec2UolcAU?si=f3qfi... Fr Alex is the Author 'Our Daily Bread, Argos To The Altar, A Priests Story' Out Now. Order here https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/F... Deana Martin is an influential American singer, actor and performer and the very proud daughter of iconic entertainer, Dean Martin. Deana achieved success early in her career in films, theatre and television, then quickly added to her repertoire — recording artist, best-selling author, nationally syndicated radio host, licensed pilot, and entrepreneur. As an internationally acclaimed entertainer, hit recording artist and an in-demand performer, playing to sold-out audiences worldwide, Deana Martin has become an instantly recognizable voice and figure in the pantheon of The Great American Songbook. Deana's 2006 debut CD release, Memories Are Made Of This, stayed in the top ten for 40 consecutive weeks. In 2009 another hit CD, Volare, was released; it debuted on the Billboard charts at #7 and the Jazz chart at #22. White Christmas was another chart buster, released in 2011; it has become a seasonal evergreen, hitting the top ten each Christmas since it's release. Deana's 2013 critically acclaimed CD, Destination Moon, is currently playing on over 1200 radio stations around the U.S Deana's 2016 release, Swing Street, has broken sales records and garnered airplay on top Jazz, Standards and Country radio stations, emphasizing her prominent status as hit recording artist. A celebrated author, Deana Martin found herself on the New York Times coveted Best Seller list with her 2004 memoir, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughters Eyes. In it, Deana delights in sharing wonderful, never-before-told stories about her father and his Pallies. To her they were known as, Uncle Frank (Sinatra) and Uncle Sammy (Davis, Jr) – to the world, they were known as the Rat Pack. In 2015 Deana's book returned as a Best Seller on the Wall Street Journal's list of Top Ten Nonfiction E-books. The book will soon be made into a movie, directed by actor Joe Mantegna, with screenplay written by actor/writer/television host Bonnie Hunt, and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. Seeing Deana Martin in a live performance, you get the sense that there is nothing she cannot do. And you're right! With an abundance of success under her belt as a hit recording artist, highly praised concert performer, accomplished actor and best-selling author – Deana Martin seems to excel effortlessly at everything she does. Deana Martin LIVE! For 211 episodes and counting, Deana has been entertaining her fans Fridays at 4:00pm ET, on Facebook, YouTube, Roku and DeanaMartin.com. It's a solid hour of entertainment that has prompted Pollstar to recognize her as a Top 10 Streamer in 2020 and 2021, hitting #1 twice! Like her Dad, Deana makes it all look so easy, and audiences can't get enough. Deana and her husband John Griffeth divide their time between Beverly Hills, CA and Branson, MO.

Biography Steve is an actor, writer, comedian, juggler, a "Gillard award" winning presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire and now a finalist on ITV's Britain's Got Talent 2020. Steve most recently completed his 17th consecutive pantomime at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool (and his 22nd Pantomime in total) and was also made an honourary member of The Friends Of The Grand in 2016 for his services to the theatre. Last year he starred, to critical acclaim, in the World premier tour of "Naturally Insane: The Life of Dan Leno" and is taking the show to the West End (Criterion Theatre). In 2015 he performed 16 nights at The Manchester Arena as part of the "Phoenix Nights Live" show, helping raise well over £ 5 million in the process. He also appeared at the London Palladium twice within a month later that year when he performed as part of the TV show "Sunday Night At The Palladium" and as warm-up for "One Night With Neil Diamond". He spent many years as "Special Guest" on Dave Spikey's Tours and has supported several other top comedic names including Peter Kay, Mick Miller, Roy Walker and The Lancashire Hotpots! He was also the first comic, ever, to act as "Warm-up" for The Royal Variety Show featuring Take That, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow and Meatloaf. He is a regular Television "warm-up" for programs such as "The Rob Brydon Show", "A Question Of Sport", "Mastermind" and even survived over 150 episodes of "The Price is Right" with Joe Pasquale a few years ago. Steve's first love, however, is Stand-Up and it is a job that has taken him all over the world: Cruises in the Med, Norwegian Fjords and the Caribbean, hotels and comedy clubs in Hong Kong, Dubai, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey and Japan. He is a regular headline act at The Comedy Store and other "alternative" venues and has several television appearances to his credit. "Phoenix Nights", "Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere", "Peter Kay's Britain's Got The Pop Factor...", "Stand-up Britain", "Give Your Mate A Break", "The Afternoon Show", "Talk Of The North", a "Real Radio" advert, straight acting roles in "The Things You Do For Love" and "Magnolia", and despite being one of the North West's healthiest males, a medical insurance commercial for "Medicash". He was also featured on the Granada Programme "Behind The Scenes" and "That's Entertainment" (with Cannon and Ball) and was voted "Entertainer of the Year" at the inaugural Red Rose Awards. For over 12 years Steve could be found in the guise of "Mad Edgar" the court jester at Camelot theme park where he presented over 2000 "Crazy Juggling Shows". For years, the father-of-three has been encouraged by family and friends to audition for Britain's Got Talent, but didn't expect to get far. However in August 2020, Steve became the first act sent through to the final, impressing judges with his comedy juggling routines. For 51-year-old Steve, this is the latest journey in a rich history in the world of entertainment. Steve previously charmed the judges in the audition round, with his impressive juggling skills, using his mouth to juggle ping-pong balls before juggling three guitars. His semi final performance was a huge change for Steve, who is used to feeding off an audiences live reaction - the show had to be pre-recorded this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and social distancing, and saw Steve perform to a huge Zoom wall of viewers, as well as the shows judges. The judges unanimously chose to send him through. As Ant and Dec confirmed the news, Steve said it was "crazy and unbelievable" that he had made it through, although he left the entire panel in stitches. The grand final took place in October 2020 and Steve was placed third overall. Which was a wonderful conclusion to an amazing run on the show. And Steve is looking forward to seeing you on tour next year. So watch this space.

Alex is the vicar of St Matthews church in Burnley you can order his book via this link https://brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/Frost... and Follow him on X @alexdjfrost Women over the age of 40 are by far the biggest and the most active demographic in the Church of England. But while a huge proportion of any given congregation will likely have experienced menopause, it still remains largely unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed. It is almost entirely taboo as a topic of conversation in churches. Writing with refreshing frankness, popular blogger and broadcaster Jayne Manfredi uses biblical reflection, prophetic storytelling and prayer to journey with those experiencing “the dreaded m word”. Facing the menopause head-on, and by turns hilarious and moving, Waking the Women offers a challenge to destigmatize women's experiences by opening up the conversation around midlife and ageing in the church.

Dame Andrea Marie Jenkyns DBE (born 16 June 1974) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood from 2015 to 2024. Jenkyns was first elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood in West Yorkshire at the 2015 general election, defeating Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls.[2][3] She was an advocate for the Eurosceptic organisation Leave Means Leave and a strong critic of Theresa May's handling of Brexit during her leadership of the Conservative Party.[4][5] Jenkyns served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills from July to October 2022, when she was dismissed by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. She failed to win re-election to the successor seat of Leeds South West and Morley at the 2024 general election.[6] Early life and career Andrea Jenkyns was born in Beverley, Humberside. After leaving school at 16, she worked at the Greggs bakery.[7] When she was 18, Jenkyns' father sent her photo off to a beauty pageant, and she eventually reached the final of Miss UK.[8] In her late thirties, Jenkyns studied for a degree in Economics from the Open University and in International Relations from the University of Lincoln.[9] Jenkyns is a former member of Lincolnshire County Council for Boston North West.Explore the podcast

About Alex Alex is the vicar of St Matthews church in Burnley you can order his book via this link https://brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/Frost... Follow him on X @alexdjfrost About Karen theologian with a passion for taking bodies seriously as starting places for theological reflection and construction of reimagined theologies. After a career in secondary education, I undertook an MA in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Nottingham (2013) with a thesis on Marian Temple Typology. This lead me to doctoral study at the University of Exeter (2016) for a PhD in Theology and Religion. My doctoral thesis was focused on the emerging field of Trauma Theology and the ways this intersects with the Eucharist and the body of Mary. This work was eventually published as Broken Bodies: The Eucharist, Mary, and the Body in Trauma Theology (SCM Press 2018). After my doctoral work, I held a research fellowship at Durham University where I developed my theological research into bodies and their existence in digital spaces. This led me to a permanent role at Sarum College where I led an MA in Christian Spirituality. During this time, I began a new research project into the impact the experience of reproductive loss, particularly miscarriage, might have on how we construct theology. This work was published as The Dark Womb: Re-Conceiving Theology through Reproductive Loss (SCM Press, 2022). Alongside this research, I have continued to push forward the field of Trauma Theology in both the UK and internationally. This has included the publication of two edited collections with Dr Katie Cross—Feminist Trauma Theologies: Body, Scripture, Church in Critical Perspective and Bearing Witness: Intersectional Perspectives on Trauma Theology—both published with SCM Press. I have also written the first introductory survey of the field of Trauma Theology. I am the Academic Dean at Westcott House - an Anglican Theological College in Cambridge. I teach liturgy, trauma theology, sacramental theology, and pedagogy. I also teach Gender and Christian Theology for the Divinity Faculty at Cambridge University. I supervise a range of PhD projects.

Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost Order his book here https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/F... Check out Mark's website here https://markmorrissmusic.co.uk/ Mark Morriss is a singer songwriter who famously made his name fronting English indie outfit The Bluetones. Mark fronted the four piece over a successful and fruitful 15 year period, scoring 14 top ten singles and 3 top ten albums, whilst touring the UK, Europe and Japan, before temporarily disbanding in 2011. After releasing ‘Memory Muscle' in 2008, Mark banded together The Mummys and hit the road. He spent the best part of that year touring Memory Muscle while The Bluetones took a short sabbatical, often with his bandmates in tow, either sharing touring duties or joining him in the studio for the odd overdub. After returning to The Bluetones to record their ‘A New Athens' swan song, Mark re-focused his attention on his solo career. In 2013 he recorded ‘A Flash of Darkness', raising the recording funds via a successful Pledge Music campaign. The album was then given a general release by Acid Jazz Records the following year, whilst Mark continued to tour both as a solo acoustic artist and with an ever changing line up behind him. The various members of The Magical Sex Band. In the summer of 2015 Mark recorded and released ‘The Taste of Mark Morriss' for Acid Jazz. Intended as a companion to ‘A Flash of Darkness', the album comprised a collection of cover versions of songs that had informed the writing of its predecessor. At the same time as producing and touring his own solo material, Mark has produced Theme and Chapter music for the audio versions of David Walliams' successful series of children's books, from ‘The Boy in the Dress' right through to his latest, ‘The Midnight Gang', all released on Harper Collins.

About Helen What makes a woman? How far do bodies set our gender? Immaculate Forms focuses on the history of the breasts, clitoris, hymen and womb. I've worked on the history of medicine and the body for many years, following a PhD thesis on ancient Greek concepts of menstruation. Since then, I've published on the reception of ancient medical ideas about the female body, menstruation and birth up to the nineteenth century. It still amazes me that ancient ideas about women survived for so long, despite changes elsewhere in how the body was understood. I've held research fellowships in Cambridge and Newcastle, worked for 8 years in Liverpool, and then for 14 years at the University of Reading. In 2011 I became Professor of Classical Studies at the Open University and I am now Professor Emerita there. I've been a visiting lecturer at Mount Allison University, University of Victoria BC, and University of Texas, as well as a Fellow at the Netherland Institute for Advanced Studies, and a Visiting Professor at the Peninsula Medical School, where I taught the history of dissection to medical students. 'Illuminating, thoughtful and scholarly' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Mind-blowing, fascinating stuff' BBC WOMAN'S HOUR 'Delightful, timely and critical' Cat Bohannon, author of Eve 'With unrivaled expertise and a wealth of classical and contemporary detail, the author weaves historical knowledge of medicine, anatomy, literature, art and religion into a narrative that surprises, informs, excites and frequently amuses' Adrian Thatcher, author of Vile Bodies Throughout history, religious scholars, medical men and - occasionally - women themselves, have moulded thought on what 'makes' a woman. She has been called the weaker sex, the fairer sex, the purer sex, among many other monikers. Often, she has been defined simply as 'Not A Man'. Today, we are more aware than ever of the complex relationship between our bodies and our identities. But contrary to what some may believe, what makes a woman is a question that has always been open-ended. Immaculate Forms examines all the ways in which medicine and religion have played a gate-keeping role over women's organs. It explores how the womb was seen as both the most miraculous organ in the body and as a sewer; uncovers breasts' legacies as maternal or sexual organs - or both; probes the mystery of the disappearing hymen, and asks, did the clitoris need to be discover

Eurosport Snooker commentator David Hendon has worked in the sport for many years, but during his spare time away from the box he has become an acclaimed playwright.

Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrost order his book here https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/... John Sweeney John Sweeney is a writer and reporter, old school. He remained in the Ukrainian capital throughout the Battle of Kyiv and his latest book, Killer In The Kremlin, reveals Vladimir Putin to be the monster he is. Sweeney's philosophy is: ‘I poke crocodiles, if crocodiles they be, in the eye with a stick.' He's helped free seven people falsely accused of killing babies, starting with Sally Clark, reported on wars, revolutions and trouble around the world, gone undercover to Zimbabwe, Chechnya, twice, and North Korea. He upset Donald Trump by asking him about his links with the mob - Trump walked out on him - and upset Vladimir Putin by asking him about Russia's role in the shooting down of MH17. But he is probably best known for shouting at the Church of Scientology. After 17 years at the BBC for Panorama and Newsnight, he is now a free spirit, up for the right kind of trouble. He has written twelve books, including the best-selling novel set in the war in Burma, Elephant Moon and a co-authored investigation into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Murder On The Malta Express, which in December 2020 won a national book award in Malta.

Alexandra Lesley Phillips is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former politician. Phillips served as a Brexit Party member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South East England constituency from 2019 to 2020. She was the second candidate on the party's list for the constituency after party leader Nigel Farage. In February 2023, Phillips joined Reform UK. Phillips was head of media at the UK Independence Party (UKIP), which she left in September 2016. She was a GB News presenter between June 2021 and September 2022. In July 2023 Phillips joined Talk.

Guy Edward Fletcher (born 24 May 1960) is an English musician, best known for his position as one of the two keyboard players in the rock band Dire Straits[1] from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his subsequent work with Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler for his many solo releases. Fletcher was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.[2] Biography Guy Edward Fletcher was born into a musical family and is the namesake of his uncle, Guy Fletcher, who wrote several hit songs for other artists with composing partner Doug Flett.[3] His mother Barbara was a session singer; his father Ted Fletcher, an audio designer, created a line of audio equipment named after Joe Meek with whom he had worked.[4] Fletcher is also the cousin of children's television presenter Justin Fletcher.[3] Whilst learning a trade as an audio engineer at DJM Studios in London at the age of 15, Fletcher also had a succession of his own bands and learned to play keyboards, guitars, and a variety of stringed instruments. He joined and toured with Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel in 1979 and in 1981, and with Roxy Music for their Avalon world tour during 1982 and 1983. In 1983, Fletcher was recruited by Dire Straits' lead guitarist Mark Knopfler to work on the music for the films Cal and Comfort and Joy. He joined Dire Straits as a full time member in 1984, his first album with them being their most successful, 1985's Brothers in Arms, which put the band in a global spotlight, and remained with the band until their 1995 disbanding. In 1986, Fletcher co-produced Belouis Some's album Belouis Some with Gary Langan.[5] In 1996, Fletcher toured as part of Bryan Ferry's band on his Mamouna world tour. Fletcher performing in 2005 Following the disbanding of Dire Straits, Fletcher continued his association with band founder Mark Knopfler as a core member of his band after launching his solo career. In 2005, Fletcher completed a world tour promoting Knopfler's 2004 solo album, Shangri-La, and in 2006 rounded off the duets tour with Knopfler and Emmylou Harris. Fletcher co-produced and played keyboards on his Knopfler's album, Get Lucky, and was again part of his subsequent world tour in 2010.

Cole Moreton is a writer and broadcaster exploring who we are and what we believe in. His BBC Radio 4 series The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away won Audio Moment of the Year at the Arias and Best Writing at the World's Best Radio Awards in New York. Recent series include The Power of Three and The Wedding Detectives. He can also sometimes be found offering Pause For Thought to Zoe Ball on the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show. Cole's new podcast Can We Talk? is a series of crafted short stories about encounters with remarkable people and what we can learn about how to live. Cole was named as Interviewer of the Year at the Press Awards for his work with the Mail on Sunday and you can have a rummage through his A-Z of interviews with the famous, the infamous and the extraordinary here. Cole has covered many of the major news stories of our times as a writer for titles including The Telegraph, The Guardian and The Financial Times and was once executive editor of the late, lamented Independent on Sunday.

Mark Oakley is a British Church of England priest. He is Dean of Southwark and formerly Dean of St John's College, Cambridge. Early life Oakley was born on 28 September 1968 in Shrewsbury and was educated at Shrewsbury School, where he was awarded a Rank Foundation Leadership Award, and King's College London, before going to St Stephen's House, Oxford, where he studied for ordination in the Church of England. He was duly made deacon at Petertide 1993 (27 June) at St Paul's Cathedral and ordained priest the next Petertide (2 July 1994) at St John's Wood Church — both times by David Hope, Bishop of London. Ministry Oakley served as assistant curate of St John's Wood Church from 1993 to 1996. He was then asked by Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, to serve as his chaplain, which he did from 1996 to 2000. He was made a Deputy Priest in Ordinary to Elizabeth II in 1996. In 2000, he became Rector of St Paul's, Covent Garden (also known as the Actors' Church). In 2005, the Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, Geoffrey Rowell, appointed Oakley as Archdeacon of Germany and Northern Europe and chaplain of St Alban's Church in Copenhagen. The archdeaconry comprises eight countries (Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Latvia, Estonia and Germany) in which there are many Church of England chaplaincies serving the international Anglican community. In 2008 he was appointed priest-in-charge of Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, London, by the Bishop of London. He was also appointed an examining chaplain and bishops' advisor. In June 2010 he was appointed to St Paul's Cathedral, London, as a residentiary canon, initially as Canon Treasurer. In 2013, he became Canon Chancellor; in that role he was responsible for educational work and engagement with the arts.

Bayes was ordained in the Church of England, made a deacon at Petertide 1979 (1 July)[6] and as a priest the Petertide following (29 June 1980), both times by Ronnie Bowlby, Bishop of Newcastle, at Newcastle Cathedral.[7][8] He was an assistant curate at St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay for three years (1979–1982). He then became a university chaplain in west London from 1982 to 1987.[3] Bayes moved to High Wycombe for seven years where he initially as Team Vicar (1987–1990) and then Team Rector (1990–1994) before becoming Team Rector of Totton for nine years (1995–2004). While he was at Totton, Bayes was also the Area Dean of Lyndhurst from 2000. Upon leaving Totton, he joined the Archbishops' Council staff team as National Mission and Evangelism Adviser until his ordination to the episcopacy. He was also an honorary canon at Worcester Cathedral from 2007 until his consecration.[3] Episcopal ministry On 7 July 2010[3] it was announced that Bayes would succeed Christopher Foster as Bishop of Hertford upon Foster's translation to Portsmouth.[5] Bayes was duly consecrated a Church of England bishop on 21 September 2010 at St Paul's Cathedral[9] and installed at St Albans Cathedral on 25 September 2010.[10] On 7 May 2014 it was announced that Bayes was to become the next (8th) Bishop of Liverpool; his canonical election was confirmed on 23 July 2014.[2] Bayes was installed at Liverpool Cathedral on 15 November 2014. Bayes is the Visitor of St Peter's College, Oxford;[11] he was chosen from among the Church's diocesan bishops, and may serve until he ceases to be one.[12]