Thought for the Week

Ember days – what are they? I recently came across my Ringers Notebook and Diary: 1970. Old diary entries can offer a fascinatingRead More →

Community life Recent research suggests that there has been a breakdown in the sense of community in rural areas. IRead More →

In times of change  There is a tradition, particularly in the South of France, that after a predictably prolonged hotRead More →

Holidays as Holy Days The year is going very quickly and summer is halfway through. Many of us are onRead More →

Trust and respect Earlier this year, a peal was rung to mark the 60th anniversary of the first peal forRead More →

A man of God Today, 17th July, is the Feast Day of St Alexius, not perhaps a name that springsRead More →

Keep it in the family The other day I rang in a quarter peal on the newly restored bells at Ladock. IRead More →