A vicar has been forced to start wearing a hard hat to church after being attacked by a pair of “dive bombing” seagulls in the graveyard.

The birds have nested at St Petroc’s in Bodmin, Cornwall, and it is thought they are trying to protect their chick.

Their behaviour has caused complaints but the Reverend Canon Graham Minors said they should be protected.

He said they were “God’s creatures” and would probably calm down once the fledgling leaves the nest.

The birds started attacking people walking through the graveyard about two weeks ago.

Mr Minors said: “It is frightening because the first thing you feel is a rush of wind as the birds come in.

Full article from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7511088.stm

Posted: July 17th, 2008 under General Christianity.
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The Monks retreat is actually a pub in an ancient village on the top of a hill. It is thought that the name of the pub comes from its local connections with the nearby Church built by St Peter and St Paul.

The ghost of the Monks retreat is a friendly one and watches over the people and the building itself. Reports of a monk have been sighted on many occasions alerting people to danger. A candle started to damage the table and there was a risk of a fire – the monk is reported to have tapped on the table to get someone’s attention to put out the candle.

Find out more: http://www.teignmouthonline.co.uk/pages/ghosts.html

Posted: July 7th, 2008 under General Christianity.
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