The sun shines on the….? – August 2013 Magazine Leader

One day of sunshine and we all change into hot weather clothes! Two days of sunshine and the smell of Bar-B-Q’s wafts around the streets. The sweltering heat experienced at the end of the school term has taken many by surprise. The outside seating areas at restaurants and cafes have really come into their own....

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Coronation Street – Magazine Header June 2013

The 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation in June 2013 will be marked with a service of celebration at Westminster Abbey at 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday 4th June. Her Majesty’s Coronation originally took place at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, nearly eighteen months after succeeding Her father, King George VI. The coronation oaths that...

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Have we got a fool for a leader? Magazine April 2013

Images used in language are powerful. It’s hard to follow a wordy explanation. How much easier if we use an image that is easy to grasp. After a conversation we may later say to ourselves: “Oh I wish I’d thought to say that.” It would have conveyed things so much better. Recently I got into...

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The Resurrection: high point, or hoax?

How can a new discovery change life so much? When the significance is huge and so changes everything. Stories can hit the headlines and have an immediate impact: a person in public office being found guilty of deception; a food scandal that leads to a change in food supply and labelling; the publication of photographs...

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