History of Huddersfield Two families and three civil wars After the Norman invasion of England in 1066 things get easier as far as histories of the country are concerned, but much of this is concerned with the people who owned the land. There is not much written about the common people, and as my interest …
Author: SteveP
I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
Looking back
Looking back My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 31 December 2012 2012 was an eventful year. Lost my job in May and spent the rest of …
The naked cyclist (4)
Naked in York The gallery at the foot of the blog contains frontal nudity, if you are offended by that do not scroll down. I've done it again, taken my clothes off to promote cycle safety. The nudity is a demonstration of how vulnerable cyclists are on the roads. Tat's me above with the crash …
Fish butties
Banquet for 5000 Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 24 June 2018 After last weekends church weekend away things are back to normal. That is not meant as a bad thing, as we do a good normal. The sermon was a monologue by Curate Steve on Jesus feeding 5000 as seen through the eyes of Apostle …
The Naked Cyclist (3)
WNBR York Saturday 23 June 2018 I am at it again, demonstrating for cycle safety. Two weeks ago it was Manchester, now the World Naked Bike Ride turns to York. I am hoping that it will be a bit warmer, there was a bit of a chill on the last one. In order that the …
Names of God – Part 12
Names of God - Part 12 Elohim Yistraeli God of Israel This is the last of my blogs on the compound El forms of the names of God, except for those compounded with Yah forms of the names, coming up in the next few blogs. Elohim Yistraeli, The God of Israel. This name is used …
DNA — Danes, Norse And…
History of Huddersfield DNA — Danes, Norse And... After being briefly in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, Between the 8th and 11th centuries Yorkshire was ruled by the Danes, and then the Vikings. The history of that period is swathed in darkness, no one really knows much about it because very little has been kept …
New Year, New Job
New Year, New Job My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 28 December 2012 It’s Over For now. I have a new job. The unemployment period is …
The Blues
Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Friday 15 June - Sunday 17 June 2018 What we did on our Church Weekend I've always been into the Blues. So much so that I spell it with a capital B. The Blues is not just a music, not just a feeling: The Blues is more personal than that. One …
A weekend in Derbyshire
Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Friday 15th to Sunday 17th June 2018 It is Fathers' Day, but I am tired out by having been on the Church Family Weekend. Around 100 of us made the trip down to the Midlands, to the Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick, Derbyshire, for a time of learning, worship, fellowship and …
Making an ass of myself 