My recent visits to both County and Royal Stoke Hospitals have resulted in some new experiences. At County some of my time has been spent promoting the new ‘Home from Home Room’ which I have written about in earlier Hospital Notes. Interest in this room is increasing and one week I was involved in collecting...
December 2021 Magazine There has been extensive media coverage of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow nearing its end as I write. World leaders have assembled to address the important issues and commit to change the course of events. Our lives certainly have an impact on the world that belongs to God....
Not long ago, we had a short break in a flat in St Anne’s. We found the building quite easily, a pair of tall narrow Victorian semis, in a road not far from the sea. The outside of the house and street had little to recommend it, front gardens had disappeared to be replaced by...
It’s the start of the big match. Two boxers touch gloves and immediately assume a defensive posture, their fists up in front of their faces. They are watching for any sign of vulnerability in the person in front of them, which will give them an opportunity to lash out at their opponent. Contrast this with...
At the end of this month of November, the period of Advent begins. For many of us in the benefice from 2007 to 2020 we have met in Christ Church Centre to celebrate the onset of this wonderful season with a very enjoyable evening of shared food and songs, music, poems and readings relevant to...
