Joy and disappointment seem to be polar opposites. Joy is exuberance, happiness bubbling over, the excitement we feel particularly when something delightful has happened to us (think of the joy at weddings or a baby’s birth or after a celebration victory, for...

The funeral of Ralph Fletcher will be at GPCC on Tuesday 7th August. The service here will start at 1.30 p.m., followed by interment at Barnby Dun cemetery at 3 p.m. Refreshments will be served at the church after the interment. The family has requested that donations...

We had more birthdays to celebrate tonight, though Ironically Esther (who features in both photographs) does not actually have a birthday in July!