Last Christmas there was a new number 1, in support of Trussell Trust Food Banks

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  Apparently there was a headline out yesterday which stated that people going to Food Banks are not getting a balanced diet ( Read more... )

Today the porridge didn't boil over!

Yes, Dear Reader, it's a very minor event and it's only in the microwave so it's easy to clean up, but . . .  Now all I have to do is remember how I did it today!

Much more seriously, changes to benefits coming in this week could force more families into poverty.  The changes are apparently designed to ' ( Read more... )

When you're told that the 62 richest people have the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest people, you know something is wrong.  Or at least I hope you think so, Dear Reader ( Read more... )

Ethiopia is in the grip of another drought, the March rains were much less than usual.  Consequently more crops are stunted and harvests reduced.  Erratic rainfall and the El Niño weather pattern have caused two consecutive harvests to fail ( Read more... )

Happy Valentine's Day

To you all, not just those who are in relationships, or who have managed to bag a 'significant someone' for the night at least.  Love is so much more than 'moon & June & other things with 'oon''.

So what to do if you're one of the single ones?  How about making cards & sending them to all the single people you know?  ( Read more... )