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How Al-Anon and the Church can change lives

First published on: 13th February 2019

How Al-Anon and the Church can change lives. Much is written about the impact of alcoholism and drug abuse on the individuals it affects, but the consequences for those closest to them are just as devastating.

Hope is at a premium

First published on: 13th February 2019

Hope is at a premium. Hope is at a premium.

Happy Father's Day from PACT

First published on: 13th February 2019

Happy Father's Day from PACT. FOR 54 dads who have adopted children through Parents And Children Together (PACT) over the last year Father's Day on Sunday (17th June) will be extra special.

God in the Life of nurse Nigel Chapelle

First published on: 13th February 2019

Nurse Nigel Chapelle tells Jo Duckles his story from growing up in a pub to studying pioneer ministry.

Flanders Field – a festival of remembrance.

First published on: 13th February 2019

Flanders Field - a festival of remembrance.. FLANDERS field is a festival of remembrance set to take place in Tilehurst in Berkshire, next month.

Drivers urged to join the effort against modern slavery in hand car washes

First published on: 13th February 2019

Drivers urged to join the effort against modern slavery in hand car washes. DRIVERS are urged to join an unprecedented national campaign to help eradicate modern slavery in hand-car washes.

Celebrating 800 years of worship at All Saints'

First published on: 13th February 2019

Celebrating 800 years of worship at All Saints'. ALL SAINTS' Church in Loughton, Milton Keynes, marked its 800th anniversary since the first recorded rector was appointed with a celebration service.

Amazing opportunity to step back in time to Newton's Olney

First published on: 13th February 2019

Amazing opportunity to step back in time to Newton's Olney. MORE than 1,000 school pupils from Milton Keynes, Olney and Bedford happily abandoned their classrooms for a fun-filled day in Olney.

Spirituality 'for the long haul'

First published on: 13th February 2019

"You can't give what you haven't got."

The Revd Canon Anthony Williamson b.1933 - d. 2019

First published on: 14th February 2019

The Revd Canon Anthony Williamson b.1933 - d. 2019. The Revd Canon Tony Williamson Tributes have been paid to a respected 'worker priest' who went on to become an innovative Director of Education for the Diocese of Oxford.