There are occasions when you meet someone and realise, within a few minutes, that you are operating on much the same wavelength. Differences in age, background and experience become almost irrelevant because you recognise a common understanding of what makes people tick. I had just such an experience this morning when I visited The Nest, a remarkable community venture in Midsomer Norton, and...
Most of this was above my head. I am not a political or bureaucratic person but did my best to understand the goings-on. I have anonymised all aspects of this meeting - location and speakers - partly because the general principles are far more relevant. Ed. The Hidden Problems of Running a Community Centre There can scarcely be a town in Britain without some form of community building...
I had a private meeting this morning with someone whose identity, together with the substance of our actual conversation, will remain confidential. Suffice it to say that we share certain interests in building community spirit and encouraging people to become more involved in the lives around them. I went along with a number of thoughts in my mind, some reasonably well developed and others still...
This early afternoon event took place at the Somer Centre here in Midsomer Norton, organised by the University of the Third Age (u3a). norrad.u3asite.uk My original intention in attending was to gather information, having heard that there would be a speaker talking about trees. The subject sounded sufficiently interesting for me to cancel an existing appointment and go along. The event was...
I was up until 1.30 this morning, not because I couldn't sleep, but because I experienced one of those sudden bursts of inspiration when ideas arrive in such rapid succession that it seems a pity to interrupt them by going to bed. The subject, once again, was my developing Somer Valley Diary website. I found myself writing the remaining pages, refining the structure and sending my web developer...
This morning I attended a Remembrance Sunday service, an occasion which always gives me cause to reflect not only on the enormous sacrifices made by previous generations, but also on the rather troubled world we have managed to create for ourselves. There is something about Remembrance Sunday that encourages us to stop and consider matters which, during the ordinary course of our busy lives, we...
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