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David Tilling reports how he was walking past the church one Tuesday and saw a couple, he suited and she carrying a bouquet.They asked him to take their photo as it was their 30th wedding anniversary. David notes the difference now from a day in June 1990

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Those of you who are Radio 4 Today programme listeners will be familiar with ‘Thought for the Day’. As a result of clearer roads during the Covid pandemic I arrive at work too early now to hear it but I have always found it interesting. One of my favourites is John Bell of the Iona community . On Sunday 28th June I had the pleasure o […]

Author Robert Harris, best known for his novel Pompeii about the destruction of that city in AD79, which combined historical fact with fiction, was recently interviewed in the media about his latest book ‘The Second Sleep’ which is set in the future that looks eerily like our medieval past.

The story begins in 1468 but not the 146 […]

I was interested to note Martin had mentioned who we might choose if asked who we would invite to a dinner party. I remember doing this year’s ago shortly after Bill and I were married and dinner parties were the ‘in’ thing. I can rarely handle more than eight for dinner so I think we could choose 6 guests. I can’ […]

It has been encouraging this Spring to see how much our easing of pollution and way of living has affected the physical world around us. We’ve all noticed the cleaner air and abundance of nature. For the first time for many years, in my garden, I’ve noticed many more birds; I’ve seen a hedgehog with family playing on the grass and […]