One of the many tasks that I do each month as Rector of two village Churches is to pick the hymns that we are going to sing on Sunday mornings. I usually do this a month at a time, drawing on suggestions from our Choir Director, the seasonal rhythms of …
One of the challenges facing people wanting to communicate climate and environmental stories is how to reach outside the usual circles, one way of doing this is through cultural organisations like museums and art galleries. On a recent trip to Oxford I visited two very different exhibitions that explored environmental …
What would you like to be remembered for? What legacy will you leave after perhaps 80 years living on this planet? There is one thing that we in the UK will each leave behind, on average, after 80 years of present-day-typical living, unless we choose to change. That is a …
Are you looking for significant signs of hopefor the future, in our collective living-insympathy with the environment? If so, pleaselet me draw your attention to Farmer ManagedNatural Regeneration (FMNR), and specificallythe story of it as told by Tony Rinaudo in hisbook, The Forest Underground.Tony Rinaudo may be regarded as the …
“Here comes the Sun” by veteran journalist and climate activist Bill McKibben was our February JRI book club read. Whilst this review reflects primarily my own opinions, I will at times mention the thoughts of others who attended. We typically begin the club by asking people for their very brief …
Like most people I knew of Patrick Grant from The Great British Sewing Bee and an episode of Desert Island Discs, but it was hearing him speak at the 2025 Greenbelt Festival which convinced me to buy this book, and I am so glad I did. Part of the joy …
