I am not the gardening correspondent for the Horticultural Society, but I want to talk about fritillaries and peonies! Both are firm favourites for me and how lucky am I in my garden: at the time of writing there are two little groups of fritillaries – one with seven and one with four flowers. Their […]
The Annual Report for the calendar year 2023 was presented to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Tuesday 23rd April 2024. All officers were elected without opposition, as were the financial accounts. A copy of the Annual Report can be read here
Easter Day this year is 31st March – and knowing our highly efficient distribution team, your April magazine may well drop on your doorstep before Easter Day. It is a day full of hope for Christians, please come and join us! Easter is a moveable feast. I could try and explain how the date works, […]
One of my favourite novels is Any Human Heart by William Boyd – it charts in powerful prose the highs and lows of a man’s life – his griefs and his joys. Holy Week, starting with Palm Sunday, through Good Friday and onto Easter Day has the same feel concentrated into just eight Days. Palm […]
This year Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent, is 14th February – which, of course, is also St Valentine’s Day. My first reaction on making the connection was to think that is a bit of a downer: all the romance, positivity and love we think about on Valentine’s Day, doesn’t appear at first sight […]
Stonepillow is a Chichester based organisation which helps the homeless. Slindon residents make donations of non perishable food and toiletries each month which are collected from The Forge Community Shop & Cafe in Reynolds Lane. Thank you for your continued support for this vital lifeline.