I am writing this minutes after an unlikely England men’s Ashes cricket victory, bearing in mind that eighteen months ago they were comprehensively thumped playing when playing Australia in Australia. Continue reading →

Once again, some churches, supported by members of the community, are looking forward to running its night shelter program from late November, for four months, Continue reading →

When I popped into my favourite café this morning for an illicit breakfast, I happened to get to read the only paper that was available, “the Sun”, and the story that stood out had the same title I have used for this posting. Continue reading →

The issue of child protection (and come to that the protection of any vulnerable group in our society) has increasingly come to the fore in recent years, Continue reading →

When a couple of days back a Facebook friend, who does much by way of campaigning against more gambling provision in the USA, posted a link to a newspaper article on her page titled: Continue reading →

Less than a week ago, I posted a pretty damming report on what I titled “Crisis in Calais”. Continue reading →

Besides a lot of homeless related stuff in which I declare an interest, I couldn’t help noticing an article, along with editorial, in today’s Echo, noting 11+ success rates among Southend’s primary schools have risen. Continue reading →

A couple of weeks back I posted my first “We’re doing all we can” blog posting, Continue reading →

The thing about getting old is increasingly you find people you know or know of (sometimes well) dying around you. Continue reading →

After starting my community activist career addressing issues around mental health, I turned my attention to supporting asylum seekers and the homeless. Continue reading →