I’m conscious of describing All Saints Newland as being in Gloucestershire while elsewhere I refer to its location as The Forest of Dean and it struck me how confusing this could be if you don’t know the area. The Forest of Dean is the little triangle of Gloucestershire contained within the course of the […]

Later this month I shall quietly celebrate 10 year’s almost unbroken blogging  (with a few blips due to moving houses or family commitments). I know many fewer people have time for blogs nowadays but that doesn’t bother me as I realise it has become important to me as an extended letter to my grandchildren to […]