Have a go at our next caption competition (above). Send entries by email only to captioncompetition@churchtimes.co.uk by 9 a.m., Monday 6 October.
We invite readers’ ideas for photos: please provide a credit and confirm that those pictured are happy for the photo to be used.
Here is the winning entry for the previous competition:
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We were praying for some help with the public purse. It’s not much, but it’s still a miracle (Gavin Smithers)
A SELECTION of this week’s entries:
“Lady Bracknell confronts Keir Starmer: ‘A handbag?’” (Michael Doe); “Don’t worry, dear. Rachel will ‘pick a pocket or two’ in November” (Ed Banks); “Hello, Rachel, I’ve found your purse; there’s not much in it” (Bill de Quick); “We got the President’s wallet” (David Ison); “It was obvious who held the purse strings in that family” (Julia Norman); “Thirty pieces of silver says he’s here until 2029!” (Pearl Davison); “‘Another successful State visit. Thank goodness there wasn’t enough time for confession” (Alison Nuorto); “The public purse is spotted in real life for the first time” (Philip Lickley); “The name of the new Archbishop is in here!” (Chris Coupe); “Starmer’s strategy: moving his ‘red’ supporters to the right” (John Appleby); “I didn’t know there would be a retiring collection. Thank goodness you brought your purse” (Jo Mash); “‘Rejoice with me: that which was lost has been found.’ ‘My mojo, maybe?’” (John Saxbee).
“Look! Here’s the new Archbishop of Canterbury coming to congratulate you on surviving another week” (Michael Foster); “Things must be serious when an atheist is asking God to help him” (Patrick Irwin); “‘Will you take me to the dance?’ ‘Certainly — I’ve mastered the Reshuffle’” (Julian Ashton); “When you spot the photographer and suddenly remember all those YouTube tutorials on how to ‘wave like royalty’” (Michelle Bruce).
“When you’re trying to look serious for the camera, but your partner says something hilarious” (Andrew Hindley); “Who’s the puppet on the string?” (Robert Shooter); “It appeared to be all so innocent, but, as Sir Keir looked on, Victoria cast her spell on the unsuspecting crowd” (Mark Parry); “If I were you, Sir Keir, I’d seek seclusion in a monastery for a few days” (Richard Strudwick).
“Handbags and gladrags’, yes — but the Rod Stewart lookalike was unconvincing” (Martin Kettle); “Lady Starmer used BSL when she didn’t want the paparazzi to read her lips when talking to her husband or friends” (Robin Morgan); “Do not even think about inviting him to dinner again. I refuse to eat American Humble Pie ever again” (Linda Moulding); “Keep smiling and pray there is some good news soon” (Chaz Griffiths); “When the King invites you to church and you suddenly wish you’d revised the Lord’s Prayer” (Scott Humm); “Relieved this church we visited isn’t on the Building At Risk Register. He’s facing enough political headaches, without incurring one from unsafe masonry falling on him” (Heather Ford); “Can Victoria’s charming clutch-bag diplomacy change gears for Keir’s fortunes?” (Dev Nallathamby).
As ever, the winner receives a prize of Fairtrade chocolate, courtesy of Divine Chocolate.
