Spring changes how we move through the world. The evenings stretch, the mornings brighten, and suddenly it feels possible to breathe a little deeper. We lean into that April mood at St Peter Mancroft, but we also follow it straight into the heart of the Christian year: Holy Week. We talk about why Holy Saturday matters, that strange in-between day after the cross and before resurrection, when everyone is left waiting, wondering, and hoping. 

From there, we share a story many visitors miss until they spot them at the back of church: the pocket crosses. Edward chats with Janice Tyra, who has been making these small knitted crosses for around thirty years. Each one sits in a tiny pocket with a prayer, designed to be held quietly rather than displayed, a simple reminder that you are not alone. We hear how the colours often come from donated wool, how particular moments shape what gets made, including blue and yellow crosses with added prayer when the war in Ukraine began, and how donations connected to the crosses support the East Anglian Children’s Hospice. 

We also reflect on holding crosses and what to do when prayer runs out of words. Edward shares the story of a wooden cross made from reclaimed church pew timber and etched with the Great Commandment, a tactile way to hold faith close in anxious moments. Along the way we enjoy quick conversations about church graffiti as a record of ordinary lives, a Norwich pottery exhibition full of imagination and kiln surprises, and the oddly beautiful craft of decorating eggs with onion skins and spring leaves. If you enjoy stories of faith, local history, handmade craft, and everyday hope, press play, then subscribe, share with a friend, and leave us a review.