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 →

This posting is specifically aimed at volunteers for the Ferndale Baptist Church Southend Church Winter Night Shelter (CWNS) program but may be of wider interest to any interested in CWNS. Continue reading →