In my bit about the 'new' toilet in the August magazine, I mentioned that all the light fittings throughout the Centre were to be replaced with new LED fittings. While this might seem a bit extravagant (the original quote was around £2,500) it was a job that was bound to be tackled at some point in...
We’ve hit a massive problem in society. We no longer know what is right and wrong. What’s true for you, isn’t true for me, so people say. But beneath the surface there is a much deeper and troubling issue. As our knowledge expands we realise that each area of study is more complex than we...
You may remember that in some earlier ‘Hospital Notes’ I described the actions of a lady who took my hand and kissed it. Well it happened again recently, but this time, by a distressed elderly gentleman. In each case I responded by kissing the patient lightly on the forehead. Recently I was given a newspaper...
When John was made vicar of an obscure rural parish, some people said he looked like a farmer. This was not surprising for he came from a peasant farming family. However from early childhood he had wanted to be a priest. He struggled with theological studies, but in 1818 he was made vicar (or rather...
Did you go away this August? If you visit a church while you are on holiday, please tell us about it, especially if you attend a service. Two churches we attended a service · Staveley Parish Church, for Ann and Steve’s wedding · Town Church, St Peter Port Guernsey; the vicar there said he had once lived...