I love the Northern Soul scene, first track I bought was 'Out on the floor' by Dobie Gray.
Keep the Faith - Glenn
Monday 24 November 2008
Saturday 22 November 2008
Geoff Leigh and Sonrise Church
I find Geoff Leighs blog on Sonrise Church Hastings interesting, funny and at the same time quite sad and frightening all at the same time! Geoff Leigh the author has written against us as a church since January 2007.
It all started when we placed an offer into Hastings Borough Council for the use of St Mary in the Castle, an old Church building.
The reason I am writing about this now is that as many will be aware we have decided to leave St Mary in the Castle in January 2009 due to continued harassment and attacks on myself, my family and the Church.
I am hoping that when I show Geoff Leigh the errors of his ways he will realise his mistakes, admit he got it wrong and bring correction.
Who Is Geoff Leigh?
Geoff Leigh (born 5 October 1945) is an English jazz and progressive rock musician, playing primarily soprano sax and flute. He was a member of the English avant-garde rock group Henry Cow and founded several bands himself, including Red Balune, Random Bob, Black Sheep, Mirage, and Ex-Wise Heads.
I have complied a list of questions and facts which I will be sending to Geoff Leigh in regard to his blog about Sonrise Church in Hastings and will look forward to his reply. I am only interested in facts and will be asking some straight questions which I hope I will get some straight answers to.
1. Why do you call us an “American based Church”?
2. Can you provide evidence for this statement?
The truth is we are not an American based church, anyone who does their research will prove this to be true. We are part of a church group called Christian Outreach Centre which was founded in Australia in the early seventies.
3. You direct people to visit three web sites by link on your blog which are:
www.sonrise.net/
www.sonrisepalmdale.org
Sonrise Community Church (Unite Service)
Other then the name of these churches what research did you do to confirm any connection to our church? Please provide evidence.
4. What was the purpose behind posting these links on your blog?
The truth again is that we have no connection with any of these churches, either in the past or now, they are not connected to us in anyway what so ever. To suggest we are connected with these churches is misleading and untruthful.
Geoff I really don’t mind you doing a blog about myself or the church in fact its an honour to think you think I’m worthy of your time, but please do your research.
One example of some one who has done their research well is 'Barth Notes' a few small mistakes but none that are truly misleading.
It all started when we placed an offer into Hastings Borough Council for the use of St Mary in the Castle, an old Church building.
The reason I am writing about this now is that as many will be aware we have decided to leave St Mary in the Castle in January 2009 due to continued harassment and attacks on myself, my family and the Church.
I am hoping that when I show Geoff Leigh the errors of his ways he will realise his mistakes, admit he got it wrong and bring correction.
Who Is Geoff Leigh?
Geoff Leigh (born 5 October 1945) is an English jazz and progressive rock musician, playing primarily soprano sax and flute. He was a member of the English avant-garde rock group Henry Cow and founded several bands himself, including Red Balune, Random Bob, Black Sheep, Mirage, and Ex-Wise Heads.
I have complied a list of questions and facts which I will be sending to Geoff Leigh in regard to his blog about Sonrise Church in Hastings and will look forward to his reply. I am only interested in facts and will be asking some straight questions which I hope I will get some straight answers to.
1. Why do you call us an “American based Church”?
2. Can you provide evidence for this statement?
The truth is we are not an American based church, anyone who does their research will prove this to be true. We are part of a church group called Christian Outreach Centre which was founded in Australia in the early seventies.
3. You direct people to visit three web sites by link on your blog which are:
www.sonrise.net/
www.sonrisepalmdale.org
Sonrise Community Church (Unite Service)
Other then the name of these churches what research did you do to confirm any connection to our church? Please provide evidence.
4. What was the purpose behind posting these links on your blog?
The truth again is that we have no connection with any of these churches, either in the past or now, they are not connected to us in anyway what so ever. To suggest we are connected with these churches is misleading and untruthful.
Geoff I really don’t mind you doing a blog about myself or the church in fact its an honour to think you think I’m worthy of your time, but please do your research.
One example of some one who has done their research well is 'Barth Notes' a few small mistakes but none that are truly misleading.
Tuesday 18 November 2008
Jack in the Green
The following story recently appeared in the Hastings Observer. What a small group artists have done has so effected our local community in a negative way.
Published Date:
13 November 2008
By Richard Gladstone
The popular Jack-in-the-Green festival could be massively scaled down next year.
The much-loved event is held during the first weekend in May and draws in more than 50,000 visitors to Hastings each year.
But organisers have been told they must find an alternative venue for part of the celebrations after St Mary-in-the-Castle lease-holders Sonrise Church decided to leave town.
Keith Leech, chairman of the Jack-in-the-Green committee, was sent a letter from bosses at Hastings Borough Council this week informing him of the news.
He said: "We are now having increasing problems finding venues as all of them seem to be closing down.
"We used to use the pier for a long time until it closed down and lately we have been using St Mary-in-the-Castle as the main venue for the event.
"Sonrise Church has decided not to renew its lease of the building so all those who have bookings after January next year will have to find an alternative venue. That means St Mary-in-the-Castle will be closed from January until the council has a new tenant.
"A few artists have completely ruined a major arts event because of their bad behaviour.
"This will now cause us a major headache and could be financially disasterous for Jack-in-the-Green."
Sonrise Church decided to leave St Mary-in-the-Castle after allegations of harassment by a group of 'faceless, nameless people'.
It was given the lease at the beginning of last year - a move which caused widespread anger among the town's arts community.
Mr Leech said the unavailability of the seafront venue will cut down the number of teams taking part in the event.
Organisers stage live music and barn dancing at St Mary-in-the-Castle before the Jack is paraded through the Old Town in a procession on the last day of the festival, which this year celebrated its 25th anniversary.
The Jack is then taken to Hastings Castle where it is symbolically slain and the Spirit of Summer is released for another year.
Mr Leech said: "The people of Hastings have lost out again.
"We may have to use school halls for the various events. The event is town-centre based. Because of this latest news it could be a much scaled down event."
Council bosses are currently searching for a new tenant to take over the running of St Mary-in-the-Castle and advising anyone who has booked the venue after January to find an alternative venue.
Published Date:
13 November 2008
By Richard Gladstone
The popular Jack-in-the-Green festival could be massively scaled down next year.
The much-loved event is held during the first weekend in May and draws in more than 50,000 visitors to Hastings each year.
But organisers have been told they must find an alternative venue for part of the celebrations after St Mary-in-the-Castle lease-holders Sonrise Church decided to leave town.
Keith Leech, chairman of the Jack-in-the-Green committee, was sent a letter from bosses at Hastings Borough Council this week informing him of the news.
He said: "We are now having increasing problems finding venues as all of them seem to be closing down.
"We used to use the pier for a long time until it closed down and lately we have been using St Mary-in-the-Castle as the main venue for the event.
"Sonrise Church has decided not to renew its lease of the building so all those who have bookings after January next year will have to find an alternative venue. That means St Mary-in-the-Castle will be closed from January until the council has a new tenant.
"A few artists have completely ruined a major arts event because of their bad behaviour.
"This will now cause us a major headache and could be financially disasterous for Jack-in-the-Green."
Sonrise Church decided to leave St Mary-in-the-Castle after allegations of harassment by a group of 'faceless, nameless people'.
It was given the lease at the beginning of last year - a move which caused widespread anger among the town's arts community.
Mr Leech said the unavailability of the seafront venue will cut down the number of teams taking part in the event.
Organisers stage live music and barn dancing at St Mary-in-the-Castle before the Jack is paraded through the Old Town in a procession on the last day of the festival, which this year celebrated its 25th anniversary.
The Jack is then taken to Hastings Castle where it is symbolically slain and the Spirit of Summer is released for another year.
Mr Leech said: "The people of Hastings have lost out again.
"We may have to use school halls for the various events. The event is town-centre based. Because of this latest news it could be a much scaled down event."
Council bosses are currently searching for a new tenant to take over the running of St Mary-in-the-Castle and advising anyone who has booked the venue after January to find an alternative venue.
Was Glenn Khan a Mod?
Was Glenn Khan a Mod?
Some people have asked if it’s true that I was a Vespa riding Mod in my teens and early twenties? The answer is Yes, Yes!
In fact in some respects once a Mod always a Mod!
The main music I listened to at that time {and still do now} came from Motown, The Northern Soul scene and Modern Jazz, and then from the early eighties we had the The Jam, Secret Affair and some smaller Mod revival groups.
Great times and it was great contacting some of my old Mod mates through Facebook recently. Some were still riding scooters and going to all nighter’s! Now where did I store my Parka!!!!!!!!!!
So there you have it the truth is out!
Some people have asked if it’s true that I was a Vespa riding Mod in my teens and early twenties? The answer is Yes, Yes!
In fact in some respects once a Mod always a Mod!
The main music I listened to at that time {and still do now} came from Motown, The Northern Soul scene and Modern Jazz, and then from the early eighties we had the The Jam, Secret Affair and some smaller Mod revival groups.
Great times and it was great contacting some of my old Mod mates through Facebook recently. Some were still riding scooters and going to all nighter’s! Now where did I store my Parka!!!!!!!!!!
So there you have it the truth is out!
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