Russell’s Monthly Newsletter October 2022 ‘Now I have returned from the sabbatical comes the challenge …………………….. Dear Friends, After a couple of years of planning, the sabbatical went by in a flash! How can...
Russell’s Monthly Newsletter June 2022 ‘Our Sabbatical’ (a rest or beak from work) Dear Friends, As I hope you are all aware, from 6 June through to 12 September Nicola and I are on sabbatical. URC Ministers are entitled to a three-month...
Russell’s Monthly Newsletter May 2022 ‘Winners and Losers’ Dear Friends, Bear with me if you are not a football fan, but it’s been an interesting few months for football. The issue over the ownership of Chelsea has brought into focus once again the...
Russell’s Monthly Newsletter March 2022 Dear Friends, On the morning of Thursday, 24th February I awoke to news that made me feel physically sick. The Russian President had authorised a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The horrific scale of the force – around...
Russell’s Newsletter ‘A new year and reflections on the year 2021’ January 2022 Dear Friends, At this time of the year there are always multiple attempts across the media to try and summarise the year just past. For 2021 the need to try and make...
