On the pilgrim way ‘It was not at all like a funeral service’

29/11/2021 | Reform

Sheila Maxey remembers saints

Growing up in Scotland I loved Hallowe’en: the turnip lanterns (much harder to make than pumpkin ones), the ‘dooking’ for apples and other silly games. But All Saints Day completely passed me by then – and … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘I tucked into 200 mince pies and three gallons of mulled wine’

29/11/2021 | Reform

A good-as-possible Christmas with Paul Kerensa

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without – what?

Presents, according to the book Little Women. The Radio Times, according to the ad campaign for, well, Radio Times. An annual viewing of Die Hard, according to … Read More

Place of running water

29/11/2021 | Reform

Laurence Wareing reports on a church community project offering food, books and more

If, as the Christian poet Steve Turner once observed, ‘there’s something quite religious’ about sharing a cup of coffee, then Sanctuary Café in Lymm is proof of … Read More

More water please!

29/11/2021 | Reform

Reform readers helped Naison Hove provide a well for his village in Zimbabwe. Now he is asking the same for a school where the lack of water is hindering education

Schools across the world face all kinds of challenges, but … Read More

Where there’s a will…

29/11/2021 | Reform

There’s a way to keep making a difference after you’ve gone, says Kerry McMenamin

What comes to mind when you think about writing your will? Is it something to put off? Is it a necessity rather than something you actively … Read More

Piling on the pressure: Outside COP26

29/11/2021 | Reform

Adam McGibbon gives a campaigner’s perspective on the UN climate summit

It can be immensely confusing working out what’s going on at a COP gathering. It’s confusing to untangle all the messages coming out through the media, but also confusing … Read More