I gave some thought to how to introduce this posting before coming up with the title I have, realising these words are often used to express gratitude, appreciation and love to someone who has done or been something outstanding. Continue reading →

Loneliness is a subject I know something about because I have experienced it, Continue reading →

Those who regularly follow my blog will know that I am a keen sports fan following a wide range of sports and have posted several times on matters to do with cricket and football. Continue reading →

I should hope that as I get older I might also become wiser, such as knowing the time to speak and not to speak and, as well as when, what, why, where and how I speak. Continue reading →

I came across the following quote recently: “Telling a Christian school to facilitate non-Christian worship in the name of “British values” seems beyond belief“, Continue reading →

In my first posting on the subject, I set out a proverbial stake in the ground and laid down ten key principles I would like to see adopted when considering this issue. Continue reading →

One of my Facebook friends posted something on his page today about fracking, and it was pretty damming. Continue reading →

Today, I had a meeting with someone I have never met before, in the Utopia coffee shop, in the Royals, in Southend, about certain community matters. It turned out to be a pleasant and productive occasion. Continue reading →

So how do you count the number of people sleeping rough in your town (in this case Southend with its 176000 or so residents)? Continue reading →

I have just come across a comment by my local MP on his Facebook page: “Great to see progress today on the Church of England appointing women Bishops“. Continue reading →