1. FROM READER TONY BANBURY Dear friends, We were in Exeter this morning. The sun was shining and I was standing on the pavement waiting for Marion to emerge from a shop.…

1. FROM READER JEAN MEDWAY Dear Friends, Well here we are in May. I always think it is one of the loveliest of months, the blossom appearing on the trees and gardens beginning…

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1. FROM THE REVD PAULINE HARDY Dear Friends This month was named January by the Romans in honour of their god Janus. By tradition, Janus had two faces, one looking backwards…

1. FROM THE REV’D STEVE PAYNE ‘Lord make our hearts places of peace and our minds harbours of tranquility’ So begins a lovely prayer penned by Sue Morris who died suddenly…

1. FROM THE REV’D STEVE PAYNE ‘Lord make our hearts places of peace and our minds harbours of tranquility’ So begins a lovely prayer penned…