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Cassock-u-like was thought up, and is run by, Mem and Nor - two sisters who have just started to make inroads into the web.  We have been supported in this activity by our father, David, who gave us the software and has been pottering around with computers for decades!  Below is a little information about us.             

 

Nor

 

 

 I trained at King's College London, & Cranmer Hall, Durham and was ordained into Southwark Diocese in 1996. After a three year curacy I joined the RAF Chaplains Branch in 1999. Since then I’ve served all over the country and in Iraq.

I may be a bit sad, but I remember the excitement at getting all my robes ordered at Theological College. The thing was that my finances limited me to the more basic items. Since I’ve been ordained I’ve changed my role and needed new items, and I’ve also ended up with things I no longer use. In addition I’ve discovered that every church I move to has cupboards full of unused chasubles, server’s robes and other vestments. So it seems there’s a need, and there’s a surplus (if you’ll pardon the pun).

My sister and I have been thinking for years that it would be great if you could find second hand clerical wear in good condition somewhere. But we couldn’t find anything. So we thought maybe one day we should set up an exchange.

And here it is!

 

Mem

 

 

 After reading Theology and Religious Studies at Bristol I took a PGCE course in Durham and am currently Head of Religious and Philosophy in a school in the West Country.  I also fill up my life with music: being a double bass player means that there is always lots to do. In other odd moments I have been learning to silversmith and to design and make stained glass.

Nor and I have been discussing this sort of thing on and off for years and with the rise of the web and the relative ease of running a website we thought we'd take the plunge!  We have enjoyed all the lengthy evening phone calls; the ideas raised and dismissed; the feedback from family; the real excitement of the first pages posted on the web; and the novelty of seeing how well the listings form works (three cats got very excited at the thought of what they could sell, until they realised that they don't really have many possessions!)