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Title: Llangollen priest to bless beer for 'real ale train' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 30, 2019, 21:35:15 From the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47719407):
Quote Llangollen priest to bless beer for 'real ale train' (https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/15F7F/production/_106238998_55614119_512585419268329_9180133037717848064_n.jpg) Father Lee Taylor has worked behind bars and played piano in pubs A real ale steam train event will boast the holiest beer on Saturday - after it is blessed by a priest. Llangollen Group of Churches' priest-in-charge Father Lee Taylor will say a prayer and splash holy water before the Llangollen Railway Real Ale Train departs. Fr Taylor said the tradition of blessing beer can be traced back to 6th Century monks. As a beer fan and former publican, he hopes to bring the practice back. "It's totally fun and something quite different," Fr Taylor said. "Here in Llangollen we've got a heritage steam train and it's quite popular with tourists and three times a year they have a real ale train, which I'm quite interested in because I do love real ale. What I'm going to be doing is blessing the beer in a ceremony that goes back centuries before it sets off." Fr Taylor said his idea had attracted a fair bit of interest locally, with people approaching him on the street to ask questions. He added the ceremony would take five minutes, and he would say a prayer and invite people to take part in a sing-song. Title: Re: Llangollen priest to bless beer for 'real ale train' Post by: onthecushions on April 01, 2019, 10:31:10 See also: https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/11407391.special-events-planned-at-volunteer-railway-station/ Derek is a very nice guy and I believe ASM for the C&PR side of PRR. OTC Title: Re: Llangollen priest to bless beer for 'real ale train' Post by: grahame on April 01, 2019, 10:47:45 ASM for the C&PR side of PRR. OTC A gentle reminder that even some of us passengers who've been members of the Coffee Shop from the start need a little help with abbreviations, and at times like this I think guests might need quite a lot of help .. ASM - Assistant Station Manager C&PR - Chinnor and Princes Risborough PRR - ? - Public Railway Relations? OTC - On The Cushions Title: Re: Llangollen priest to bless beer for 'real ale train' Post by: jamestheredengine on April 01, 2019, 10:59:55 PRR = Princes Risborough, I think
Title: Re: Llangollen priest to bless beer for 'real ale train' Post by: grahame on April 01, 2019, 11:06:46 PRR = Princes Risborough, I think Yes- obvious once pointed out! Thanks Title: Re: Llangollen priest to bless beer for 'real ale train' Post by: Oxonhutch on April 01, 2019, 13:35:33 Got to love TLAs*.
And TLA is my favourite one of all. *TLA:- Three Letter Acronym Title: Re: Llangollen priest to bless beer for 'real ale train' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 06, 2019, 21:18:37 Agreed.
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