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This evening I attended a carol service at HMP Huntercombe that I suspect will stay with me for a very long time. The hall was…

This afternoon I had the genuine pleasure of popping into St Edburg’s Church in Bicester for their Christmas Tree Festival, and what a quietly joyful…

Mark and I managed a textbook “May–Johnson misadventure” last night. We turned up at the Sheldonian, feeling very pleased with ourselves for being early (for…

This afternoon’s Christmas drinks with Quest for Learning were an absolute joy. We were welcomed into Heather and Adam’s beautiful barn conversion in Blewbury, complete…

The alarm went off painfully early this morning, but it was for the best of reasons. By 7am I was on Banbury Road, heading into…

What a joyful evening in Witney tonight. The Mayor’s Carol Service brought the whole community together in that wonderfully unforced way that Witney does so…

Tonight was one of those evenings that leaves you both energised and quietly proud. As both Chair of Trustees at Oxfordshire Youth and High Sheriff…

Tonight Mark and I had the pleasure of stepping into The Randolph Hotel – not, I should add, one of our usual haunts, but certainly…

This afternoon brought one of those delightful moments in the Shrieval year when you’re reminded, very simply, of the power of joy. I was invited…