Museum of Flight Scotland...War Day

On Sunday we travelled through to East Linton, past Edinburgh to spend time at the War Day events going on there.
East Linton is Scotland's Museum of flight and is a great place to spend some time. There are of course some aeroplanes, including a British Airways Concorde, a Comet and a Vulcan Bomber. You can go inside the Comet and the Concorde.
There are lots of hands on things to do as well, and a reasonable cafe.

On Sunday there was the added attraction of the various re-enactment groups who turned up and prepared static displays. There were American, Scottish and German groups there. There was also a group of World War I Cavalry who gave a demonstration. These groups work hard at what they do. They drill. They answer any questions posed to them. It is living history. They buy their own equipment and everything has to be authentic. They are all hard working, skilled and disciplined actors.

There was music and dancing and 2 air displays with 2 single engine aircraft. The wind was so strong, and the pilot so skilled, he had the second pane almost hovering over the crowd.

And to end the day there was a mock battle between an American group and the German Group.
One of my sons is in the German group. They do not get many chances to win any battles.....
Next week they are off to a similar day in Blyth in Northumberland.

http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-flight/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Flight

http://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/national-museum-of-flight-p251691

Holy Week 2015

We are approaching the end of Lent, and for Christians, this week, Holy Week, is a time of extra prayer, extra meditation, and a final extra push with Lenten Observances.

Many of us Catholics will have spent more time than usual at Church services. For me an interesting point is that many of these services are not obligatory, but so many people of all ages make the extra effort.

The highlight of Thursday was the evening Mass of the Last Supper, where Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist, founded the Priesthood and began His Church with Peter as the first Pope.

Earlier in the day, Bishops all over the world had celebrated the Chrism Mass, blessing and distributing to priests the Holy Oil to be used during the year at Baptisms, Confirmations and and in the anointing of the Sick and the Dying.

At the evening Mass, each priest washed the feet of 12 men, reenacting what Jesus did at the Last Supper.

At the end of the Mass, the Blessed Sacrament was removed to the altar of repose where many people then sat in quiet prayer till the evening ended with the Night Prayer of the Church. It was a peaceful, silent holy time.

This morning, many came to Morning Prayer. The church was bare. No candles, no crucifixes, no altar cloths. No flowers, no statues. The Tabernacle was open and empty. The Holy water stoups dry.
The only day when there is no Mass said.

At 3pm, so many came along to remember the Passion and death of Jesus on the cross. There was the opportunity to kiss the Cross. At the end we quietly left the Church.

The next event will be the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night, beginning with the Church in darkness and the new fire being lit in the porch of the Church. And then the great celebration of the Resurrection begins.

Easter Day. Christ is Risen ! Alleluia!!

Ulverston Lakeside and Windermere

There are many pretty areas in the Lake District. It was a bit early in the year for the scenery to be fantastic. No leaves on the trees, lots of brown and black.
But still lots to see and do.

Ulverston is a small town, perhaps most famous as the birth place of Stanley Laurel. There is a Laurel and Hardy museum.
Every town on the lakes offers the chance of a lake Cruise, and even this early they were doing great trade.
There are steam trains too, and motor museums and stately homes. Houses connected with writers and poets, like Wardsworth and Beatrix Potter.
It is all here to be enjoyed.

http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/ulverston/

http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/lakeside-pier/

http://www.visitcumbria.com/amb/windermere-lake/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Potter

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wordsworth-house/