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Monopoly is one of the world’s best-selling games with spin-off versions for every new fad or popular franchise and now, in this digital...

Honesty defines our Character

A little story about honesty: when I was about fifteen years old, my parents went away leaving me on my own for a...

What do we learn from sport?

The night before the rugby world cup final of 2003, Jonny Wilkinson had a dream in which he asked an angel two questions:...

Be Patient

When I was a lad there was a shelf halfway up the stairs at home upon which were half a dozen ornamental mugs...

Lessons to be learned

Move over Will Smith; there’s a new genie in town. In fact there’s a whole bunch of genie-uses in the guise of the...

A fitting tribute

During the Second World War, Eastbourne was one of the most bombed towns in the south. It was considered to be of great...

The importance of grandparents

There is an old Italian proverb which says, ‘If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.’ The image of the wise and patient...

Reflecting on our inner selves

Looking in the mirror, one does not always see what one wants to see. And this can be a challenge. Our theme this...

Never give up on your dreams

Sometimes you see things that your brain struggles to compute and you need a moment or two to reassure yourself that you are...

Sometimes we need a storm

I’d like to make an apology. I am not normally in the habit of causing damage and devastation but this week I could...