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Not in that poor lowly stable Tis the season to sing carols as Christmas approaches. Did you know that the traditional opening song of the BBC Carols from King’s was written on this island? Once in Royal David’s City was penned by Cecil Frances Alexander, a renowned hymnwriter and poet who spent a lot of…
Published in the Farming Life, Saturday 2nd November 2024 While harvest services are plentiful in the countryside at this time of year, as we praise God for his bounteous provision for both man and beast, you might find it hard to believe that each October there is a harvest service held right in the heart…
Caring fathers By Rebecca McConnell Published in the Farming Life, Saturday 6th April 2024 My childhood is full of memories out on the farm with my dad, two brothers and sister, tending to sheep, feeding calves and gathering potatoes – in all weathers of course! One memory I have, long before the purchase of a…
It’s a city I haven’t been to yet. It’s been on my list for a while now. With a big birthday in June, it felt a good time to book flights to New York and visit the US of A and leave the continent of Europe for the first time in my life. Having watched…
After our delicious lunch on Saturday, we boarded a special open-air train for a guided tour among the ‘barenas’ (salt marshes) to Lio Piccolo, an ancient village reached through a thin strip of land between the waters. The prominent buildings – a dusky pink church and bell tower – were built between the 1600s and…
The vaporetto pulls out of Piazzale de Roma into the Venetian lagoon and I can’t quite believe I am in Italy. This is my first overseas trip after the pandemic. I am here for the European Network of Agricultural Journalists AGM and a press trip to the Cavallino Treporti region to explore “Farming in the…
Thanks to the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Purple Rain had the opportunity to take part in their first podcast appearance. The episode aired on Wednesday 23rd September focusing on ‘Maximising social media’. Alongside Carnmoney Presbyterian’s Creative Associate Jamie Neish and Hill Street Presbyterian Church’s Assistant Minister John Graham, Purple Rain’s Rebecca McConnell joined host, PCI’s…
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Today’s blog is a bit more personal than business related, but given the current circumstances, I just wanted to share some thoughts to help us through these ‘different days’. This plate was given to me when I was seconded to the Youth Justice Agency to help with their internal and external comms. It was made…
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Today, nine years ago, I set up Purple Rain as a PR consultancy. Thanks to my clients and the support of family and colleagues, I am still in business getting to promote companies and organisations and work on some wonderful campaigns. Here is a short video showing some of my work to date and some…
After a visit to St Bride’s Church in London for the 70th anniversary of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), Rebecca reflects on the need to remember journalists who have died in war zones bringing us the news. You’re watching the news with a cuppa and the pictures that you see on TV aren’t…