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Henry Jones, a baker from Bristol, was granted a patent for his invention of self-raising flour 175 years ago, on 17th March 1845. Jones was born in Monmouth, Wales, but he established a bakery in Broadmead, Bristol. His formula for making self-raising flour – essentially a process of baking without yeast – was granted a patent in...

By Malcolm Duncan, Lion Hudson, £10.99 We all walk through grief and loss. It comes in many shapes and forms. As a husband, father, son and a pastor for the past thirty-four years, Malcolm Duncan has experienced loss in many forms. Duncan has seen grief destroy some people, and his own experience of loss and...

Here’s a ‘saint’ that the Church of England remembers from the 1st World War –  the Revd. Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy MC,  or ‘Woodbine Willie’, as everyone knew this popular, much-loved army chaplain on the Western Front. Studdert Kennedy (27th June 1883 – 8th March 1929) had been born in Leeds as the seventh of nine...

This year, it is all about water and climate change – and how the two are linked.  There is a website offering good ideas and resources if you would like to join in. Please go to: https://www.worldwaterday.org/

Following the recent change in the law to extend civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples, the House of Bishops has agreed a pastoral statement.  It is as follows: In December 2005 the Civil Partnership Act came into force. For the first time it created a new institution that was not marriage, enabling two people of the...

East Anglia is blessed with a rich Christian heritage.  Just two examples: at more than 650, Norfolk has the greatest concentration of ancient churches in the world, and at 500, Suffolk has the second greatest density of medieval churches.  And that is not to mention all the churches in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire… And it all...

The Way of the Cross From the Vicar Psalm 84 – a heart for pilgrimage When Spring comes The bonus years Family and Freedom Have you done something which haunts you? Look for good pasture – spend time with good people What Psalm 23 is really all about ** Editor:  The Revd Canon Paul Hardingham...

By Christina Goodings, Lion Children, £6.99 Crammed with 50 crafts and creative ideas that are perfect for Spring and Easter. Each craft is accompanied by simple step-by-step illustrated instructions. Make divine decorations, Easter baskets, chirpy chicks, creative cards, and more!

A number of years ago the hit film Slumdog Millionaire touched millions of people with its story of a youngster triumphing against all the odds.  Dominic Savio did the same thing.  In fact, he is a good patron ‘child saint’ for children today who struggle to get anywhere in life. Savio (1842 – 57) was...

An Archbishop was presiding at Mass when a hired gunman shot him in the back.  That was 40 years ago this month.  Archbishop Oscar Romero was the Roman Catholic primate of San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador: a small, populous country in South America with a history of political intrigue, violence and corruption. The...

By David Cole, BRF, £8.99 This inspirational book takes the reader through the 40 days of Lent to the celebration of Easter through the eyes and beliefs of Celtic Christianity. Drawing on primary sources of pastoral letters, monastic rules and the theological teaching of the Celtic church, the author presents a different perspective on the...

At the recent meeting in Davos, the Church of England’s three National Investing Bodies (NIBS) representing over £12 billion in assets under management, joined the United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. Now 18-strong, the new membership has collective assets under management of over US$4.3 trillion. The Alliance has finalised its objectives for 2020. It will...