At the time of going to press we have no idea what Christmas will be like this year. Some time ago we realised we might not see our grandchildren over Christmas so when we did some essential childcare, we decided to have a "mini Christmas" well in advance - just us and our two grandchildren....
In August this year, the field behind our home was brown, stunted, and often only partially grown. Most years at this time it is a glorious golden harvest field. Yet the farmer gathered what he could, prepared the ground and re-sowed in September. His life time in farming gave him perseverance and hope. Next year’s...
December Magazine 2020 We might think that this is “the Christmas we did not expect!” The year has taken us through many twists and turns, but none so unexpected as the pandemic. How this impacts us during December we wait to see. ‘Unexpected’ is a theme that runs through the tale of the very first...
Extracts from the magazine archives ... UNEMPLOYMENT An effort is being made with the co-operation of all the Christian bodies in the district to provide wholesome recreation and shelter for the unemployed men of the district during the day time. According to the official figures at the present moment there are over 200 men in...
Those of you who’ve been reading the magazine online may have noticed an absence of any HNs over recent months. This is because Volunteering at UHNM has been suspended (like most other things) due to you know what – C-19. The last notes I wrote (HN23) were in March. However the work of the SPaRCs...