... thoughts from Graham Kendrick that are well worth taking six minutes to listen to.  My congregation sing really well, we are blessed with gifted musicians and a lovely choir, a willing congregation and a readiness to try new stuff.  Sometimes when I go to big events the singing ranges from bad to dire... this helps to explain why...

As I prepared for this Sunday's service, I happened across a recording of one of the poems I want to use produced by Channel 4.  As the video ended on You Tube, as usual, others popped up - it seems there are a whole set of them...

'Dulce et Deecorum' read by Christopher Eccleston

'Last Post' read by Vicky McLure

'Suicide in the Trenches' read by Stephen Graham

'Attack' read by Gemma Arterton

'The Soldier' read by Sophie Okonedo

'The Last Laugh' read by Sean Bean

'In Times of Peace' read by Noel Clark

use 'google' to find them - well worth a look

They are all beautifully read.  I've opted to share this one, which is probably one of the most classic war poems there is...