Monday Spot (30 August 2010) • Sunday, August 29th, 2010
In view of the comments received regarding last week’s Monday Spot it has been interesting to track the sources of the visits made to this web site during the last seven days.
In view of the comments received regarding last week’s Monday Spot it has been interesting to track the sources of the visits made to this web site during the last seven days.
Times of rare blessing are all too infrequent in life. However, one such day occurred yesterday with the visit of 29 officers and staff attending the current session (206th) at The Salvation Army’s International College for Officers in South London.
Delegates to the 206th session sightseeing in London
The summer holiday period is now in full swing. Several of our youngsters have been at the Summer School, run by the London South East Division of The Salvation Army at Vinehall School, Robertsbridge, during the past week.
a beautiful location
Last week a regular visitor to this website was kind enough to comment that reading Monday Spot always brought him joy.
Yippee!
The British Sunday newspaper ‘News of the World’ used as its slogan the expression ‘ALL HUMAN LIFE IS THERE’.
With the onset of the school summer holidays corps activities take on a different face for the next few weeks.
We aim to keep you posted so watch this space.
A more relaxed weekend than usual at the corps partly due to the Divisional Fiesta Day being held at Hawthorn School, Bletchingley.
Majors Drew and Beverley McCombe
What a dramatic week it has been!
Paul – the Octopus
“They think its all over – it is now!”
Memories!
As temperatures move nicely towards 30 degrees Celsius it is lovely to experience the warm summer weather. Who says it always rains for the Wimbledon tennis fortnight!
Who will win?
Majors Drew and Beverley McCombe are enjoying a well earned, but unexpected, break this week and will return to work tomorrow (Tuesday).
Majors Drew & Beverley McCombe
On Saturday the sponsored event (walk/run) took place at Manor Park Country Park, West Malling, in aid of the Building Fund. Approximately 292 miles were walked (or run) and first indications are that over £1650 was raised. We’ll publish some pictures during the week ahead but here’s a couple for now.
What a tragedy we have witnessed in the last few days in Cumbria and, in particular, the town of Whitehaven.
Whitehaven
Yesterday was designated by The Salvation Army as Candidates Sunday. In Salvation Army terminology a candidate is a person who has been accepted for training as a Salvation Army officer. In the UK this training will usually take place at the William Booth College in South London.
William Booth College
‘Warmer than Rome’ was the comment of the TV weather presenter along with the reminder that midsummer’s day is just four weeks away.
Rome’s famous landmark