One Beautiful World

Great gig tonight at Unveiled in St Andrew's Church, as the conclusion to the One Beautiful World Arts Festival. Simon Law performed an enjoyable mix of covers and his own thought-provoking songs, many performed together with his son Reuben. Singer-songwriter Simon has fronted: “Sea Stone”, “INTRANSIT” and “Fresh Claim”; doing hundreds of gigs across the UK and Europe. All of his musical output is published by Sea Dream Music and released through Plankton Records -  https://planktonrecords.co.uk/events/simon-law-wickford-essex/ .

Friday 26 May, 7.00 pm St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN Part of ‘Unveiled’, the Friday night arts and performance evening at St Andrew’s Church Part of the One Beautiful World Arts Festival – see https://onebeautifulworldfestival.blogspot.com/ Rev Simon Law Prior to Ordination in 1996, Simon had spent 20+ years playing in Christian bands and working for an evangelistic charity, “The Wavelength Trust” mainly doing outreach in secondary schools; colleges & universities; youth clubs; and prisons. In 1975 Simon played in the British Youth for Christ band, “Really Free” (with Cliff Bergdahl) and then fronted: “Sea Stone”, “INTRANSIT” and “Fresh Claim”; doing hundreds of gigs across the UK and Europe. All of his musical output is published by Sea Dream Music and released through Plankton Records . Simon’s first full-time ‘Vicar’s job’ was in Dagenham in 1998 (just after getting married to Sarah!) before moving to be Rector of Pitsea with Nevendon in 2010. Current...

One Beautiful World: An exhibition of space art by Jackie E. Burns26 April – 23 July 2023 St Andrew’s Church , 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN Jackie E. Burns is a Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists and seeks to foster the inquisitive joy of art and astronomy while inspiring people to the awe and beauty of space and astronomy. 'The Art of the Diorama' by Tim Harrold Friday 12 – Friday 26 May, 9.00 am - 4.00 pm St Catherine’s Church , 120 Southend Road, Wickford SS11 8EB Tim is exhibiting a selection of dioramas constructed over the past decade, some of which have never been seen publicly before, and some entirely new ones. He see these miniature ‘worlds in boxes’ as visual parables, lost objects with forgotten stories found and reimagined into new tales of meaning and significance. Tim Harrold is an artist who works with bric à brac, flotsam and jetsam, the discarded or misplaced along the journey of life. He finds lost objects and gives them new...