I’m so glad to help you meet Pat Aldred, priest at Shrewsbury Abbey and lead chaplain at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. I hope you’ll be interested in what he has to say.

After recording this conversation in the Abbey itself, I went for a walk in the Quarry Park in Shrewsbury. And that stroll turned into another episode of Hello You.

Did I mention that I used to do this thing for the radio, where I’d sit on a public bench somewhere and record conversations with whoever stopped to sit on the bench next to me? Well, without intending to, I recorded a ‘bench’ piece on Monday afternoon. I’d sat down to record a soundscape, but happenstance, fate, providence, the universe, whatever you ascribe it to, had other ideas. I’m really pleased with how it turned out, even if it wasn’t originally what I had in mind!

I’d love to know what you think of what I recorded on Monday. I’ll post it as Hello You 16 on Friday morning. Subscribe to make sure you don’t miss it.

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