How and why? The Government is gradually integrating Children’s Centres into connected Primary Schools by ensuring that their budget and funding is now  accessed through the school. Children’s Centres are being more closely scrutinised with respect to their value for money! This ignored the value that they provide to the community which they serve AND their value to schools Read more…
I wasn’t sure if I’d write a post about my father but something lined up for me today and I felt ready to pull my thoughts together and articulate them. It’s very strange. My father passed away 10 years ago, tomorrow. I can’t believe time has gone so fast. I’d like to share Read more…
Have you heard about that guy who was the Vice President of the NYA some years back? Yeah he and his wife split up. I hear it was because she wouldn’t go out much in the community. You know, events and stuff. No, it’s because he hurt her. I hear Read more…
This is a funny one. I didn’t really know the difference between the Oshwal and Navnat community, or that there is ill feeling between the two, until recently. I remember being around some members of Suraj’s family and having the Mickey taken out of me. How? They kept calling me Read more…
In the Jain & Hindu community, members of the community often donate money for causes, for example, helping those who find it hard to survive, in India. We also donate to partake in certain pujas. They may do this in other faiths too & if you of such things please Read more…
I wrote this after overhearing or being present when people I knew were gossiping about who had got divorced or separated from who! As they speculated about why it had happened or whether they thought it was ‘on the cards’ or not; I remember feeling sad and repulsed at the Read more…
