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A Visit to the Grave of Edward Granville Browne
“The face of him on whom I gazed I can never forget, though I cannot describe it. Those piercing eyes seemed to read one’s very soul; power and authority sat on that ample brow; while the deep lines on the … Continue reading
Posted in Bahá'í
Tagged Bahá'í, Bahá'í History, EG Browne, Geordie, Newcastle Bahá'ís, Newcastle upon Tyne, Prayers
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Save Our Bunnies
Newcastle City Council have decided to kill the bunnies who live on the grass around the Civic Centre, they have been there since before the Civic Centre and personally I think they should stay. If your like minded then please join this … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Ethical Living
Tagged Animal Rights, Civic Centre Bunnies, Ethics, Newcastle upon Tyne, Politics
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Gracious Magnanimity versus Tolerance
Last night I was lucky enough to have been invited to attend the inaugural City of Peace lecture at Newcastle’s Civic Centre. Just to remind you what is City of Peace, its an intuitive to:- Encourage communities, individuals and organisations … Continue reading
Posted in Newcastle upon tyne
Tagged City for Peace, Lecture, Newcastle upon Tyne, Peace
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Developing a Bahá’í Website
For the past couple of months myself and a friend have been developing a new website for our local Bahá’í community. We started with a document passed to us via the UKs office of Public Information, which immediately required we change … Continue reading
Posted in Bahá'í, Internet
Tagged BONUT, Facebook, Newcastle upon Tyne, Twitter, Wordpress
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Sir Bobby Robson 1933 – 2009
Today the gentleman of British football Sir Robert William Robson CBE passed away. Born on 18th February 1933, in Sacriston, County Durham, the son of a pitman, he grew up in Langley Park, and would go to St James’ Park … Continue reading
Posted in Geordie, Newcastle United, North East
Tagged Bobby Robson, Football, Geordie, Newcastle United, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
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You Cannot Be Sirous
According to various new sources, an Iranian tycoon based in Dubai, Sirous Mahjoob, is about to buy Newcastle United. I first heard little snippets about this last night, but they were from sources I have found to be unreliable in … Continue reading
Posted in Newcastle United, North East
Tagged Blog, Football, Iran, Newcastle United, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sirous Mahjoob, Toon Army
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The Geordie Language
I am a born and bred Novocastrian, that is a person from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England, commonly known as a Geordie. One of the most distinctive things about the Geordies is our accent. I … Continue reading
Posted in Geordie, North East, Trivial
Tagged Blog, Diary, Geordie, Language, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
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Newcastle Walk for Peace – After the Fact
Today was the Newcastle upon Tyne Walk for Peace, I have already talked about what it was so I will simply talk about how it went. Myself and Ineke took the bus from mine, I live round the corner from … Continue reading
Posted in Bahá'í, Diary
Tagged Bahá'í, Blog, Dairy, Interfaith, Newcastle upon Tyne, Peace
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Newcastle Walk for Peace
For those of you that don’t know, this Saturday (27th June 2009), is the Newcastle Walk for Peace. This event has been organised by the Newcastle Council of Faiths and the Newcastle City for Peace initiative, and is a walk … Continue reading