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Dr Tom Porter, a consultant in public health medicine, is urging people to cycle more.  “It is a fantastic form of physical activity and riding your bike is one of the easiest ways to reduce your risk of ill health while building your cardiovascular fitness.  It’s also great for improving mental well-being too. “Not only...

Long before my clock alarms I hear the robin as he charms A sleeping world with glorious song. But he sings loud, and he sings long, And, as I rub my sleepy eyes Long before I’m meant to rise I wish that he would use his beak Instead the early worm to seek! By Nigel...

September is the time of year when we get back to normal routine after the summer break. It’s an opportunity to ask how God wants us to make the most of the time He gives us. Although we can’t always choose how we use our time, we can control our attitude towards it. How can...

Our new Children’s Laureate has bracing advice for all parents and children who begin a book, and then struggle: don’t struggle!  Abandon the book! Cressida Cowell, author of the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ series, is keen to encourage children to read and love books, and although sometimes “there are books that you have to...

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The Rectory St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren Your withering comments, saying that our choir robes, were ‘surplice’ to requirements did not go down well at last week’s practice. I will concede that Mr Baddeley’s robes smell somewhat kippered and are laced with burns – but you can expect little less...

 The Church of England has recently published guidelines on the best way to use social media.  The Rt Rev Graham Tomlin, Bishop of Kensington, explains:  “We human beings have great potential either to help or to hurt, and so it is worth thinking whether what we post online, as much as anything we do, will...

At this time of year, unless you live in an extremely urban environment, you will see the signs of Harvest. Huge combine harvesters are at work in the fields, reaping the golden wheat and barley, baling the straw and gathering the grain. For farmers it is the high point of their year, and a moment...

More than 50,000 people are attending non-traditional church gatherings, thanks to the success of a drive to attract worshippers with no previous contact with the Christian faith, the General Synod heard this summer. And members of the General Synod gave their backing to an expansion of ‘Fresh Expressions’ churches – new forms of church gatherings,...

A biscuit pack can bring great cheer, But therein lies a trap – You pull just where it says ‘tear here’ And they all land in your lap…..   By Nigel Beeton

Autumn is a time for new ventures, a time to take on new challenges. If you have any spare time on your hands, you could do so much good in your local community. Here are just some ideas: Parish, town or community councillor: Many councils have spare seats, and would welcome an enthusiastic, committed person....

One in five people who get tattoos, cosmetic piercings, acupuncture or electrolysis also get something they did not bargain on: an infection. The Royal Society for Public Health is now calling for an overhaul of safety standards, as it warns that the fashion is putting lives at risk.  For although most infections are burning and...