Word: englandisms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...shutdown of these ancient churches-some of which date back to Norman times-disturbs many people, including nonbelievers who are worried about the random destruction of England's architectural heritage. Until now, however, very little official action has been taken to salvage these reliquaries. One promising new method is the reorganization of autonomous parish clerics into "group ministries," which enable several priests to band together and serve a number of depopulated parishes...
...join a group ministry or be packed off into retirement. The pastoral measure also establishes a ten-man advisory board to determine what churches should be demolished, preserved or put to some other use. Even this new concern, however, has not entirely erased the melancholy over the decay of England's country churches. "An empty country church," says the Rev. Philip Goodrich, vicar of a commuter-belt church near London, reflecting the sentiments of many Britons, "is somehow a much sadder phenomenon than an empty urban church. Nostalgia dogs...
...golf courses are like Boston's restaurants--there aren't many of them, but the good ones are excellent. Boston has the advantage of being a small city, making the suburban golf courses easy to get to. It also has the good fortune to be located in New England, one of the nation's most scenic regions...
...weekend of golf, New England has three courses that rank among the best in the nation. First is the Equinox in Manchester, Vermont, the greatest of New England's mountain courses. It's part of the Equinox Hotel, a comfortable spot to spend the weekend...
Last is the Pleasant Valley course in Sutton, home of the Kemper Open, New England's major professional golf tournament. Pleasant Valley has one out-standing feature--its greens, which range up to 15,000 square feet, larger than the main dining hall at the Freshman Union...