Reviews – November 2020

23/10/2020 | Reform

Subdue the forest

WolfwalkersDirected by Tomm Moore and Ross StewartCertificate PG, 100 minutesReleased 30 October, then on Apple TVfrom 13 December

The tree cutters attempting to clear the forest around the walled town of Kilkenny, Ireland, live in fear of … Read More

Here & now: Dan Morrell

23/10/2020 | Reform

Stop blaming young people for Covid, says Dan Morrell

Imagine embarking on the biggest adventure of your life so far. You’ve been building up to this moment for years. You’re investing a lot of time, and indeed money, in it. … Read More

First flight

23/10/2020 | Reform

How an RAF officer put the war behind him tocofound a charity

Perhaps you’ve sat through films such as Saving Private Ryan, The Longest Day or Band of Brothers, which tell stories of the D-Day landings of the Second World … Read More

Time to grow

23/10/2020 | Reform

Stephen Tomkins explores an awardwinning community gardening project

Liz Styan had long had hopes for two plots of waste ground neighbouring her church, Zion United Reformed Church in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, especially as the church had qualified as an Eco … Read More

Community stories: Marie Trubic

23/10/2020 | Reform

In the first of a series hearing from Church-Related Community Workers, Marie Trubic tells the story of a community hall in Glasgow

The local MSP came to see our community hall at Priesthill United Reformed Church, Glasgow, and asked me: … Read More

Editorial: Keep the stories coming

23/10/2020 | Reform

I have been poring over old copies of Reform for a book I’m writing, and was struck by John Gregory’s editorial from the third issue, in January 1973. What has changed, and what hasn’t!

Good news first: it looks as … Read More