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It is not often that the elderly make headline news. Yesterday they did, but for two very different reasons. Described as an inspiration by many, Captain Tom Moore from Keighley,…
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As Christians we are Easter people. We live in the light of the resurrection of Christ. This is true whether we are old or young, whether suffering from coronavirus or…
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**Written before coronavirus enforced church closures** Easter is a time to remember, rejoice and proclaim to all, that Christ is risen. Churches swell with irregular attendees both young and old.…
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Do you remember when some churches had cassette libraries for all the recorded sermons? Now everything is online, but how do you access this if you don’t have the internet?…
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Those over 80 were children in the 1940s: they may remember air raids, evacuation, sudden trauma and loss. They said ‘keep calm and carry on’, and their learned what it…
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Youth is something of an obsession in Western societies; even within the church there seems to be a disproportionate amount of effort focused on young people. But, while engaging the…
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Gillian Phillips writes: We are not in control of many things at the moment, but we don’t need to feel out of control. We have no choice but to be…
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Louise Morse shares some great ways for helping us manage during isolation and social upheaval. Isolation is not natural for human beings, writes Louise Morse – we are not designed…
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Even before ‘social distancing’, research showed that more than a quarter of older people living alone have a mental health condition, and are 50% more likely to go to A&E…
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