Simon Beresford
Christian Disciple / Husband / Lay Minister / TechnoWorker / Feminist / Gardener / INFP
From: “Lots of different places…”
Lives: Wakefield, UK
FKA: Grewcock – changed surname in 1990
School: I don’t want to talk about schools….
Works: IT Solutions Architect (26 years) – Currently, Epsys Consultants Ltd (Director)
Previously: Part-time NHS Chaplain in Mental Health (SWYT), and many, many more….!
Loves to be: In the garden with so many of God’s blessings.
Previously Posted: @simonberesford / @aiukwakefield / @convergence
Others: Blueskysocial, Substack (sort of), Threads (occasional) and Instagram (for pix of motorbikes!), Facebook (for church).
Spiritually Inspired by: Richard Rohr, CS Lewis, Oscar Romero, Brian Cant (all of Play Away actually), Jane Williams, Thomas Merton, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, NT Wright, Nicola Slee, Henri Nouwen, Julian of Norwich, Mary of Magdala, Carl Sagan… Jesus obvs…
Recently Reading: Margaret Atwood, Robert Harris, Blake Crouch, Ken Follett, Eve Poole, Naomi Alderman, John Wyndham, Arthur C Clarke, Alex Gerlis, Emily St. John Mandell, Susanna Clarke, CS Lewis, John le Carré, Hugh Howey, Greg Hurwitz, Matt Haig, Camilla Lackberg, Jasper Fforde, Claire North, Jodi Taylor, PD James, James Swallow, Virginia Wolfe, Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Sarah Waters, Emma Donoghue, Ken Follett, Tom Wright, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Coupland, Nevil Shute ….. and many, many more!
Watches: Hmmm, Film and TV… that’s a whole other page, as yet un-posted…
Supports: North Wakefield Benefice, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Bloody Good Period, USPG, CAC , Crohn’s & Colitis UK, Tinnitus UK, Christian Aid, and others…
Shite at: Keeping in touch. Sorry
Politics: Have you read the blog yet?
Top picture… er, not my bike, Dartmoor, probably 1983/84, non-waterproof anorak, challenging day!
And remember… “Flash cleans baths without scratching” … and I think there’s a lot we can learn from that.
Last Update: 30/11/25
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