March 2020
The worldwide deadly effects of the new coronavirus, Covid-19, were just beginning to be apparent. From 16 March 2020, the UK government issued a series of measures, culminating in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement of the first nationwide lockdown on 23 March 2020.
In response to these announcements, a group of volunteers in Corby Glen, supported by St John’s Church and the Parish Council, urgently set up neighbourhood teams to support vulnerable individuals in isolation.
That same week, this website, first registered on 18 March 2020, was started, offering prayers and reflections in text and audio. Listen to this message to parishioners, recorded by Revd Stephen Buckman on 1 April 2020, reflecting on the situation we were facing as Holy Week and Easter approached.
Though we were locked out of our local church buildings, we were determined to bring the comfort and hope of God’s Word to our communities and beyond.
The website evolved organically over the months and years that followed, and unfortunately has recently suffered data loss. In this latest iteration, it is hoped to revisit those early days and re-present the material in a more organised way than was possible originally.