My Cultural 2022
In the style of 12 Days of Christmas….
0 UK Lockdowns!
0 bus trips to work — I started walking to the station this year because post-Lockdown services were so awful and disconnected with other forms of public transport, I was fed up with missing connections and being made late or nearly late all the time on my journey to work
1 guest blog — IVPbooks.com — https://ivpbooks.com/blog/guest-post-can-women-be-trusted-in-leadership.html
1 Prince Charles Cinema membership — what a bargain and a convenient location….(and selection of films!)
1 Crosslands book reading group (online)
1 Urban ministries course — thank you Dr Duncan Forbes
And 1 gig — first time seeing Limoblaze (and a sneaky peak of Lecrae!!!)
1 first time COVID in the summer…. =(
2 HIITs in person with Joe Wicks — one in the 02 London and one a world record attempt in Hyde Park
2 in person operas!
2 History HIT courses (Janina Ramirez wowed me on all things medieval)
2 failed attempts to volunteer at festivals — Chalke Valley History festival didn’t happen for me as expected — trains + exam invigilation; and ditto trains + exam invigilation looming for Big Church Day Out. This year I need to really think about managing time well, but want to have a go!
3 Bond movies — live in concert (with an orchestra) at the Royal Albert Hall
3 Ukraine supporting events — 2 ballets and 1 online play!
4 book launch teams….
5 Daniel Craig Bonds!!!! Because it’s….
6–0 years of James Bond! (and watching a lot of new to me non-Craig Bond movies — loved seeing Bonds on the big screen at the cinema)
700 pounds fundraised for Webber Street guests through 1 sponsored November sleepout…
8 or 9 or 10 weeks of UK train strikes =( I’ve lost count….
9(6) amazing globes in Trafalgar Square — https://www.theworldreimagined.org/
10 cinema trips (atleast!)
11 (+150 more) blog posts! on Medium and Substack
12 atleast theatre visits — lots! (in person and online)
12 Lion confidence meetings — if you haven’t Action Jackson’ed your life — you should!
My Own Personal Cultural Highlight! Apologies to Avatar II, but this was a cultural highlight in itself — Kermode and Mayo made me laugh so much in this review! https://youtu.be/CM-G84d0RWg
