Would you like to participate in a music recital?
This proposal is for Opus Anglicanum, a professional early music group, to create a series of recitals in village churches involving the local community in the East Anglia area.
An update on where your money and books are going
The old saying that ‘there is nothing as constant as change’ is certainly true in respect of the Mnarani Primary school project. Since I wrote about the project only a month ago there have a number of major developments.
A former prisoner of war returns to Japan
My recent letter to the “Pump” describing an enjoyable evening at the Japanese Embassy in London may have seemed a quick turn round from my declaration that I never wanted to meet a Japanese or visit Japan ever again. So here are the facts.
A poem to roast your sweets to
If you stick them on a stick,And put them over the fire.You’ll have sticky fingers,And minor burns to admire!
Holding them on end of stick,Their coats will brown and toast.You can pop them in your mouth,And boast you ate the most!
The Forster family head out to sea
Clare and Justin, our daughter and son-in-law, have very stressful jobs, both working away from home for much of the time, and they desperately wanted a holiday. When they finally decided on mutually convenient dates, the criteria were warmth, quiet and somewhere to swim. Joan and I had a special anniversary coming up so they kindly asked us if we would join them. After much searching and deliberating, we came up with Madeira.