Tonight we asked the question, what does a child need to know in order to have a happy, contented and fulfilling life? We were joined by Adrian, chaplain at Brentwood school. He talked about how schools take very seriously providing an education that gives a child skills that will be invaluable throughout their life. This included learning about how to live with others, including appreciating diversity and difference of opinion. He also commented about health, so that right choices are made. I was surprised that he also mentioned dealing with finances. General safety, including safety on line, is also seen as necessary skills. I commented how all this was very different from when I was a child. Adrian felt that particularly for older children, there was much more anxiety around, particularly in relation to expectations of others. A number of listeners also commented. Extra suggestions included fitness, which fitted with the June exercise initiative 30 minutes each of the 30 days. How to grow food. The view was given that every child should know Jesus loves them and they can talk to him at any time. That a child should know their parents have more experience of life and listen to them. The same person added ‘Happy parents = happy child’.
I was joined on the phone by Chris. He talked about the Beatles pastiche and parody band The Rutles and we played a couple of their tracks. A listener, who had never heard of them before, was amazed at how similar they were to Beatles tracks. Chris was going to see the band in Hertford on Saturday.
Tonight’s playlist
Crosby, Stills and Nash – Teach your children well
Billy Joel – My life – playing only one gig in the Uk this year, in Manchester in fifteen days time.
Boy and Bear – Summer sun – an Australian indie band.
Buddy Holly – True love ways – for Phyl who had recently seen a tribute act.
Gene Pitney – Something’s gotten hold of my heart – requested by Patrick
Jenny Evans – Ok, alright you win – by a jazz artist I have recently discovered
Active Essex recorded interview
ECHO – No pain, no gain
Sophie Griffiths – All I want – Sophie will be singing live at the Strawberry Fair at Ingatestone & Fryerning C of E Junior school on Saturday 9th.
Booker T & MGs – Soul limbo
Rod Stewart – Gasoline alley – co-written by Ronnie Wood, who celebrates his 70th birthday today
Lisa Harman – You are my son/sun
Beatles – Can’t buy me love
Rutles – I must be in love
Rutles – Piggy in the middle
Stephanie Gretzinger – Blackout
Sister Act soundtrack – I will follow him – how can it be 26 years since this film was premiered?
Sister Act 2 soundtrack – Oh Happy Day
Blood Sweat & Tears – God bless the child – Do listen to this track, it is wonderful jazz-rock from fifty years ago – a favourite of mine when I was a child.
Laura Mulvula – Green garden
Lady Antebellum – Golden
Join me next week when my guest will be Revd Andy Griffiths, for many years C of E Vicar of Galleywood and now with an advisory role in the Diocese of Chelmsford providing clergy on-going training.
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