The Robin Hood Tax

I first came across this on David Chambers’ Pax et Bonum blog. Just the name in the title, Robin Hood, was enough to get me interested. But it does seem to me that the whole idea and the ethos behind it is worth supporting; so I’ve signed up too.
A tiny tax on bankers that would [...]

Haiti emergency appeal

I don’t imagine for one minute you need me to tell you about the devastating events in Haiti this week. But I’ve decided to publish the details for the Christian Aid emergency appeal, which is where I’m donating something. There are, of course, many alternatives that you may prefer. I don’t know if Christian Aid [...]

Thank You

Thank you all for the messages of support and encouragement, and especially for the prayers, in the last week or so while I’ve been out of commission. I’m very grateful for all of them on here, by email, and through twitter.
I am beginning to feel much better now. The chest infection seems to have responded [...]

Apologies

I generally try to keep a few posts in front with the blog, using the WordPress future posts capabilities, as it helps to smooth out the bumps of my rather unpredictable health. All of the posts that have published in the last few days were set up last week. Unfortunately, there aren’t any more set [...]

Blog Action Day 2009 — Climate Change

Blog Action Day 2009 — Climate Change
Today is Blog Action Day 2009, and this year people from all around the world are using their blogs to talk about Climate Change in some way. It’s a great idea, and a super way to raise awareness. The issues around climate change are things we really do need [...]

Blog Action Day 2009

Blog Action Day 2009
I intend to get involved in this years Blog Action Day, on Thursday, 15 October, as I did last year: and thought I would give advance notice here in the hopes of encouraging, even a few, more bloggers to become involved. This year the focus will be on Climate Change. It’s amazing [...]

Still Searching for Andrew

Still Searching for Andrew
It is now two years since Andrew Gosden left his home in Doncaster (September 14th 2007) and never returned. Andrew’s family have never stopped searching for him in those two years. But, despite all efforts, he’s still missing, and his reasons for leaving remain a mystery.
I first posted about Andrew earlier this [...]

A Grave Warning

A Grave Warning
There is a gravestone in Godmanchester churchyard that carries quite an unusual inscription. And the story behind the stone is really quite sad. It tells of Mary Ann Weems and her murder by her husband Thomas.
Thomas Weems and Mary Ann Sawyer married in 1818, when it had been thought that Mary was pregnant [...]

Remember that you are dust

Remember that you are dust
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is observed in the forty days leading up to Holy Week. It’s calculated either by omitting the Sunday’s, when the Lenten discipline is relaxed, or by finishing on Palm Sunday. We see both methods being used, and I’m not at all [...]

Have you seen Andrew?

Have you seen Andrew?
Andrew has been missing from Doncaster, South Yorkshire since 14 September 2007 — nearly 18 months. Andrew was seen on CCTV cameras coming through King’s Cross station in London on that day.
As you can imagine, Andrew’s family are extremely worried and there is concern for his welfare due to to his age. [...]