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Irrespective of whether we are young or old or somewhere in between an important shared aspect is that we were all children once. It is probably true to say that each generation believes that behaviour in young people has deteriorated. … Continue reading →

On the 28th April, the Study and Discussion Group held an open evening at which Oliver Kent gave a most illuminating insight of his visit to Auschwitz. He began by indicating that if a minute’s silence were to be kept … Continue reading →

Travel programmes are much in demand on the television. A recent one revealed the items discovered from the ill fated journey to the South Pole made by Captain Robert Scott and his team in 1912.To coincide with the Queen’s Coronation … Continue reading →

In 1916 George Bernard Shaw wrote in his play Pygmalion it is impossible for some English people to open their mouths without others taking a dislike to them. Fortunately, since then progress has been made in relation to being more … Continue reading →

St Barnabas Church provides a great source of encouragement to those who worship here, not only because our Patron Saint is known as the encourager, but also because we are surrounded by other witnesses in our stained glass windows that … Continue reading →

It is true to say that when certain quotes are mentioned they can often be identified with particular people. For example Nick Ross in the closing stages of Crime Watch used the comforting words of “don’t have nightmares, sleep well”. … Continue reading →