Agreed. But I think what we need to do is keep up the enlightening work on St Cuthbert. Can't agree on St Bede though Leon. He was undoubtedly a great saint, and I'd happily celebrate his day. But I think we've lost enough of our heritage to London and elsewhere (the Lindisfarne Gospels are the obvious example). So let's keep Bede at Durham! But let's never forget the fact that he is one of the world's first ever true academics, and that his approach to academic endeavour is essentially the same as is practiced across the whole world today!
You’re rightly proud of Jarra mind. If ever there was a place that deserved more historical recognition, it’s got to be Jarra.
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Heather land and bent land
Black land and white
God, bring me to Northumberland
The land of my delight
