Principal Mass of Easter at Coleshill in the snow — beautifully decorated and very full, with an unusual but very apposite Resurrection East Window. To the Left is Lazarus, and, Right, the Widow’s son at Nain. Proceedings ended up very amicably in the Red Lion pub next door. 
The congregation included a lady who was born in 1912, and had thus experienced Easter this early, as a baby. Here are the facts as I have received them (h/t Martyn Green & Ron Immelman). The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913. It can only ever be one day earlier (March 22). The next time this will happen will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has seen, or will ever see, it any earlier than this year! So in 200 years time, Babies may be born who will experience both dates. Unless, that is, Aubrey de Grey is correct, and the first person to live to 1,000 has already been born (but that’s another argument)...
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