On to day 11 of the #GrandWalkOut and I took Bob to Newbold on Avon so he could walk through Rugby to Braunston on the Oxford Canal.
It was a showery day so I opted for a shorter local walk around Braunston village and the junction. I walked up the High Street to the Parish Church, All Saints, also known at the Cathedral of the Canals. It has an excellent toilet.
I walked across a field by the church and joined the canal at bridge 89. From there I walked down to Braunston Junction. The Oxford Canal meets the Grand Union Canal here, although the later has quite a few other branches. An impressive double iron bridge spans the junction. Round the corner bridge number 1 is officially the first bridge on the Grand Union Canal. It’s mostly downhill to London from here, and I think we’re about half way along the distance.
At bridge 2, the nearest to our glamp, I spent some time browsing in the art and craft shop enjoying looking at the things made by local artists, including two huge dragon’s heads made from recycled materials.
From there it was only a short walk through the well numbered sheep to the glamp. I could play sheep bingo on the way.
Living by the, Rule of St Benedict in a community has, until recently, been a local thing. In the last couple of years the ability to link with each other via the Internet has meant our dispersed community has felt more local. Even so, in our community promise, we aim to live by the Rule according to local opportunities for Holy Space, Holy Service and Holy Communion as our situations allow. A way of life in which dispersed people also embrace the local.
From my remembered bible: Your kindom come…
God grant a quiet night…
From a Friend of Scholastica and a Member of the Lay Community of St Benedict.
Janet Lees, at Braunston, Star Wars Day, 2022.