It’s not the Cherwell & not Magdalen Bridge (Oxford), though this bridge was built at the same time in the 1770s. Nor were there choristers singing from the top of St Cuthbert’s, Haydon Bridge church tower. But where more pleasant to be on #MayDay than in #HaydonBridge on the South Tyne?

It’s Holy Week for Orthodox churches. We share with our brothers and sisters in these important days marking the end of Jesus’s life leading up to Easter. I am dismayed that again Israel has refused permits to allow Christians from the WB from attending ‘Holy Fire’ in Jerusalem.

He speaks for me. We need a nuanced theological & ethical conversation that isn’t tethered to crude binaries but focuses on reverence for life. Like female ordination & same-sex relationships in the church, it’s time to reexamine the Christian tradition & be open to new insights.

My son A’s birthday today. I’m incredibly proud of him. His leadership in the schools he serves, & his care particularly for deprived & damaged children, is hugely impressive. Thank you for being the man you’ve become. Love from your old Dad. x

I endorse this. It’s about reverence for life.

To Durham for treatment at my dentist. He works away carefully inside my mouth. Afterwards I comment that #dentistry is much an art form as it’s surgery. ‘Yes’ he says. ‘We’ve come a long way. From butchery to artistry in fact.’ I tell him this should be the title of his memoirs.

Hugely stimulating. Not just gravitational waves & the search for extra-terrestrial life, but what physics is *for* & how to stimulate interest in it among the young. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Very much hope Petroc Trelawny & BBC Radio 3 will include Hexham Abbey on their summer Northumbrian tour. This year the Abbey is celebrating the 1350th anniversary of its foundation by St Wilfrid. The Phelps Organ is 50 years old this year.

So glad ⁦Petroc Trelawny⁩ will be visiting #NorthEastEngland in July. We shall give him the warmest of Northumbrian welcomes! #Breakfast ⁦BBC Radio 3⁩

Rookery, #HaydonBridge .

So, who heard the name #Candace pronounced correctly at this morning’s church service?

Like #Bethphage , an annual trap for the unwary reader.

Who isn’t shocked by this cowardly act (whose?) of covering up a #Holocaust memorial for fear of…. what exactly? #NeverForget

#PrivatePassions now 90 minutes - one positive among the controversial changes to ⁦BBC Radio 3⁩’s schedules. ⁦@edithmayhall⁩ talks about classics teaching, Greek tragedy, suicide & the #ParthenonSculptures . Excellent. ⁦Michael Berkeley⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Yes.

Looking forward to my 79th birthday! On 13/04/2029 Asteroid #Apophis will *not* collide with Earth. But it will be a close once-every-thousand-years pass. Very close indeed. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sci…

If you love #maths you’ll want to follow Fermat's Library. Endlessly stimulating, even if much of it is above my head.