Articles from 2001
Your letters
December 2001
Vandalism, Youth Club, blood and, er, Favor Parker Dear Ray, Excellent copy of the Pump. What's...
This War
December 2001
One Man's View The attack on the World Trade Centre must rank amongst the world's worst disaters and...
The Village Kitchen
December 2001
Poultry, Game and Gammon For this you need a large saute or frying pan with a good lid. An electric...
The Ghost Writer
December 2001
The novel continues... I enjoyed reading Les Lawrence's article in the October Pump entitled Its'...
Stoke Ferry Parish Council
December 2001
Minutes of the meeting held on 13th September in the school PRESENT: V.Chairman, Messrs Patterson,...
Soapbox
December 2001
GMT and BST So here we are again with the dark evenings. Of course the amount of daylight hours is...
Runnin' On
December 2001
Christmas is coming Boxer the carthorse had a good old snuffle around his manger, not one grain of...
Rector's Letter
December 2001
Act in love not hate As I write this I am also preparing for Remembrance Sunday. As I do so I am...
Not Another AGM
December 2001
Are you candidate? All of this of course reminds me of years gone by; now just a minute let me...
Musings From The Methodist Manse
December 2001
A prayer for Christmas What is the gift I pray for most this year? What would I like to find beneath...
Money Under False Pretences
December 2001
Earning a good wage doing a bad job We live in an age when it is very easy to earn a good living by...
It's Tomorrow That Counts
December 2001
What does the future hold for Stoke Ferry? I just wondered where would she be in say 50 odd years...
It's Time For A Commercial
December 2001
The congregation dwindles The other day I was painting away with a dear Lady volunteer. You have to...
Imaginings / Falling in Love Again
December 2001
A poetic double bill Have you ever had a dream, where words are soft and sweet? Yet when the morning...
Guernsey
December 2001
A letter from your correspondent in the Channel Islands Having just read a couple of emails from...
Green Living
December 2001
Ideas for a festive environmentalist First a big thank you to those of you who wrote to me with...
Garden Talk
December 2001
Fruit Trees The most popular type of fruit trees are still the old favourites; Cox's Orange Pippin'...
Frost
December 2001
Climatic poetry An iced world, A fresh laced cake. Portents of, A frozen lake. Frost covered bushes,...
Favor Parker
December 2001
The debate continues Glory be, we are not alone as I thought. Suddenly it seems there are others who...
Editorial
December 2001
Commitment and opportunity I'm writing this a few days after Remembrance Day, with the high emotions...