One morning in December I awoke very early (at 04:15 to be precise) and the words of a song were going round and round in my head. I could not settle again until I had written the following after which I went straight back to sleep! “From the rising of the sun to the going...
On Monday 12th December at 6pm just nine of us arrived at Royal Stoke for the carol singing. As some Covid restrictions are still in force we could not go onto the Wards to sing. However a brilliant alternative had been arranged, singing high in the atrium of the Main Building. We sang our own...
I have not been visiting the hospitals since early October due to my first experience of the virus. I tested positive on October 12th and remained so until the 22nd when I was pleased to get a negative result. My symptoms weren’t at all bad, but as I recovered I was left feeling very low...
When we sign a cheque or a legal document we say we are “putting our name” to it. This means that we understand what we are doing and will honour any promises made. It used to be common for people to say “you have my word” after they had made a commitment to do something...
‘Joy to the World’ kicked off the 2022 ‘Advent Window Trail’. A large crowd gathered outside The Coop Funeral Service joined by Miss Witney and her group of pupils from St Michael’s First School. Miss Witney read the bible passage before the children led the singing. Their scene cleverly depicted the whole world in mosaic...