Here is my attempt to engage the village where I live in the monthly newsletter delivered to all houses. It is always difficult to know how to do this: do you do a Conservative Party Conference thing- preach vociferously to …

Every so often I have to write a few words for the ‘Village News’; the monthly community newsletter that the churches put out. It is hard to pitch: you can’t ‘preach to the gallery’ (use loads of Christian cliches …

Today we have but one god and his name is Tony….

So, this morning is the cubs regional 5 aside football tournament. My older son did two years in this tournament and now it is my younger son’s turn. He …

For nearly 4 years since the existing landlords took over, this has been as near as I’ve got to a ‘local’.  I have drank here most weeks with friends, ate here, held meetings here, met a researcher here, conducted a …

Today I will be part of a ‘civic’ service: the two village churches combining to celebrate the diamond jubillee. I will just say that again: I am going to be willingly part of a service to celebrate the jubillee. My …