Dr Felix Ruh, a Jewish doctor, working in Paris was a co-worker of Louis Pasteur.  His granddaughter had died of black diphtheria, so he vowed he would find out more about what had killed her. He locked himself in his laboratory for days and emerged with a fierce determination to prove, with his colleague Louis…

Just before the beginning of COVID lock-down, the New Zealand hymnwriter, Shirley Erena Murray died. Had it not been for COVID, her hymns would have featured in various UK events in that year; one such had been planned for East Suffolk. Shirley Murray was born into a Methodist family and married a Presbyterian minister. Her…

I had the delight of meeting Rev Saul Tadzaushe and his wife Tariro at Heathrow recently. It has been a long and frustrating wait but the relief and common warmth between us was evident in the smiles and the greetings as Saul and Tariro came through those doors, after over 24hours “on the road/in the…

A few months ago, Sam and I travelled back to Suffolk to spend time with all the family as we celebrated my niece’s second birthday. She’s often a source of joy for me, and I have many memories to cherish of moments we’ve shared.   I noticed on this particular visit that she has begun…