Sorry I’ve not been keeping up this week. It was off to the North West of England for me to got to the Deans’ Conference. (Cathedral Provosts are called Deans in Englandshire, Diocesan Deans are called Archdeacons).

Its the third one I’ve been to and this time it was the easiest to get to, fortunately. Most of the conference was in Manchester, but with one day in Blackburn. Very successful it was too. The theme this year was all about Urban Regeneration and how the church (and particularly cathedrals) might relate to that.

It was a very successful conference. I was somewhat relieved at the end of it to have just three hours or so on the train. Others were booked on flights and I suspect they had a long day ahead.