'From holy day to holiday'

 

I commend to you the excellent article – ‘From holy day to holiday’ – by Fergus Butler Gallie in the Church Times, 30 August 2024, in which he refers to a video of the Southwark Diocesan conference held at Butlin’s, Bognor Regis in 1961. Here’s the video:

https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/36378/

There are also some outtakes (not referred to by Fergus), not to be missed:

https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/36391/ (the first ten minutes).

, , , and here’s the full article:

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/30-august/features/features/from-holy-day-to-holiday-what-do-churchpeople-do-when-they-get-away

Enjoy!