Unitarian minister at Cross Street Chapel (https://cross-street-chapel.org.uk/), Manchester. Trustee of Faith Network for Manchester (https://fn4m.org/). Father, hubby, musician, friend. Longer words found at https://unimuse.leaflet.pubhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mt7o35abrc2jBump! Don't forget we have an awesome service 30th August (2 weeks 😳) featuring @littlelyre73.bsky.social - Cross Street Chapel, 10:45 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7o35abrc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mt4u3a7ons2j#BlueSkyArtsShow #Earth #Manchester #Mcr #HeatonPark #BlueSkyArtShow15 Aug 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4u3a7ons2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mt2q3ce63s2hWhile we're at it, I'd like a 4k restoration of Eraserhead [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2q3ce63s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mt25p5wd2c2uDirector's Cut of Ken Russell's "The Devils" coming out mid-October - just 55 years late 😉😳 - would be amazing to see in cinema14 Aug 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt25p5wd2c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3msgciqhhrk2cAttended Manchester's Hiroshima Peace Day Commemoration, which brought to mind Kurosawa's "Rhapsody in August" - I think a sadly underappreciated film. https://youtu.be/5WZ8GhDpbwE?is=29Ke2iDIB0CyXotr06 Aug 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgciqhhrk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3msfzyvdbmk2eThis little fella didn't stick around for long #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEphemeral06 Aug 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfzyvdbmk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3msdyvp3xkc2xWe need a term for someone who is unhelpful by being helpful. Like someone who puts away dishes that another got out to use. Because they exist and they is me.05 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdyvp3xkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3msboj2exv22qBlessings to the woman who sensed the lift at Heaton Park (the one that's supposed to be working) wouldn't work and *waited* AND helped to carry up the LO's pushchair 😊04 Aug 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3msboj2exv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3ms4fpkefrc24Absolutely incredible 🤩 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4fpkefrc24https://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3ms4aiwhmjs2cAt the Lowry Theatre to see "Six" #DateNight02 Aug 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4aiwhmjs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3ms3qli35322pHad a lovely time speaking with @emmagoswell.bsky.social about our #Pride service at the end of the month (featuring @littlelyre73.bsky.social ) You can catch the interview on BBC Radio #Manchester here - about 1hr 22 min in: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002zdj1 #Unitarian #UU #LGBT02 Aug 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms3qli35322phttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrzyznuevk2yPink Frog, Drinkwater Park, Prestwich #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDForDark01 Aug 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzyznuevk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrzwsjnaec2yBump! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzwsjnaec2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrzw7sgtck2yAnd a #Unitarian to boot! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzw7sgtck2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrvbpqond225Speaking on BBC Radio Manchester this Sunday about Cross Street Chapel's annual pride service. Tune in at 7:20 am (and join us on Aug 30 to hear @littlelyre73.bsky.social ) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_radio_manchester30 Jul 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvbpqond225https://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrusfdbgn22wWell done, Paul! I knew if you stuck with it, you'd get some recognition eventually 🥹 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/30/paul-mccartney-becomes-first-time-nominee-for-mercury-prize-up-against-olivia-dean-dave-and-more?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other30 Jul 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrusfdbgn22whttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrq2wy4uws2kAnd a whole lot more! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq2wy4uws2khttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrnrhj62cs2aSomething where I can finally give a sigh of relief. Every year I fear I'm going to miss the entry, or mess up the application process somehow.27 Jul 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnrhj62cs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrnc2d5i6k2kBump! Chance to come hear some fantastic music from @littlelyre73.bsky.social this Friday, 1pm! Free entry, donations welcomed. Cross Street Chapel, M2 1Nl [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnc2d5i6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrn5ku2lss2kOur first computer ran on this and lasted 10 years! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn5ku2lss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrkwgzzdkk2nI have a week's holiday starting tomorrow. What should I do?26 Jul 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkwgzzdkk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrks2qkz7s22Can't believe I almost forgot my blessed Cross Street Chapel - getting it in at the last minute! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCForCurves26 Jul 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrks2qkz7s22https://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrio3uxc3k23“The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped." - Hubert Humphrey25 Jul 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrio3uxc3k23https://bsky.app/profile/unimuse.bsky.social/post/3mrijexcsdc22Had a chance to check out the new "St Catherine's Woods" park north of Victoria Station today. Definitely nice but undeveloped, with lots of future space for amenities, playgrounds, and of course, housing.25 Jul 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:exwofczy5vsrc4mv6loecjzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrijexcsdc22