Country diary: It’s hard being a vicar in a long, hot summer | Simon Lockett

Madley, Herefordshire: The cool of our churches has been welcome to many, but my polyester robes are not made for the heat Every summer, while roasting in my robes, I say to myself: “I must get a lighter set.” If I had a cotton cassock instead of a polyester cassock and alb, swaying to the singing of hymns might not raise my core temperature as much. In that regard, this year hasn’t been without its challenges. Even so, our churches have become “cool spaces”. In Madley towards the end of term...

By Rev Simon Lockett