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The results of a vital survivor engagement survey have been published. The aim of the national anonymous online survey was to listen to the views of victims and survivors about how they would like to work with the National Safeguarding Team, NST, to develop and implement a Survivor Engagement Framework. The survey, which was open...

The Rectory St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren Carol singing is not what it used to be. My fond memories of a group of choristers, muffled in scarves and overcoats, carrying lanterns, and walking from door to door in the snow, as they sang ‘While shepherds watched …’ had to be...

Most of us probably know that on December 26th (the Feast of Stephen) ‘Good king Wenceslas’ looked out, writes David Winter. We probably also know that the snow lay round about, ‘deep and crisp and even’. Beyond that, he’s just someone in a carol that’s not often sung nowadays. However, Wenceslas was a real person,...

You are bound to sing about donkeys this Christmas, especially the little one that carried Mary to Bethlehem! But how much do you know about donkeys? They are really rather special. Here are some fun facts: There are more than 44 million donkeys in the world, of all shapes and sizes. There are more than...

Recent research has found that drinking coffee or tea in midlife may help keep you stronger in later life. A study at the National University of Singapore concluded that higher caffeine intake is associated with lower odds of physical frailty in old age, regardless of the source of the caffeine. Physical frailty in old age...

Nobody knows who wrote this well-loved Christmas carol. It was originally a Latin Christmas hymn, ‘Adeste Fidelis’. It seems to have first ‘surfaced’ in English due to a John Francis Wade, who lived in the 18th century, and who made his living copying manuscripts and, sometimes, music by hand. Wade was a Roman Catholic, and...

During this year we have been exploring how art can celebrate the wonder of this world. This month with our Lady and Jesus we stand above the world: high on the clouds with a glorious path of tall, elegant lilies that lead like a stairway to the earth beneath. This is ‘The Virgin of the...

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This ground-breaking global pledge was first proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10th December 1948. It set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. The UDHR enshrines ‘the inalienable rights that everyone is...

Independent research into the wellbeing of clergy from working class backgrounds has been recently published, as part of a 10-year programme into how clergy can flourish in ministry. The findings of the qualitative research conducted by York St John and Bournemouth universities, will inform Living Ministry, a Church of England research programme exploring clergy wellbeing. ‘Let...

Life is going to become simpler when it comes to recycling. From 2026, the national recycling laws are to be standardised, with Councils across the UK all having to collect the same glass, metal, plastic, paper and card, food waste and garden waste. It is expected that the plans will lead to packaging that is...

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