Articles from 2002
The Village Pump Soapbox
December 2002
Ron Watts Isn't it nice for a change to have a government minister say something with which you...
The Story So Far
December 2002
Chapter 9 All alone with Anne's Mother, not the Woman with the Lamp but certainly the one with the...
The Prince and the Parliament
December 2002
A Response I must take issue with the assertions made under the above title in the November 2002...
The Mnarani School Project
December 2002
An update on where your money and books are going The old saying that 'there is nothing as constant...
The Continuing Story of an Evacuee
December 2002
The concluding part So my brother and I found ourselves in a depressed state. We were unhappy with...
Stoke Ferry Parish Council
December 2002
Minutes of the meeting held on 12th September 2002 Mr M Mycock, Mr M Mann, Mr L. Bonnett, Mr G...
Runnin' On
December 2002
Trivia Something a little bit different this month as the "Pump" seems to like trivia...
Rector's Letter
December 2002
Christmas is worth celebrating Christmas is a busy time and not just for me. It can also be a tense...
Music in Rural Churches
December 2002
Would you like to participate in a music recital? This proposal is for Opus Anglicanum, a...
Memories Shaken - Not Stirred
December 2002
A former prisoner of war returns to Japan My recent letter to the "Pump" describing an...
Marshmallows
December 2002
A poem to roast your sweets to If you stick them on a stick,And put them over the fire.You'll have...
Letters to the Editor
December 2002
A bumper mailbag this month Dear Ray, Regarding your editorial in October on the subject of road...
Just Talking
December 2002
Tell people how much you give, as well as how much you spend I was in conversation with a friend of...
Just Neighbours
December 2002
Just Julia's Jacuzzi I was talking to a friend of mine the other day. Yes, you are quite right! I...
Holiday In Madeira
December 2002
The Forster family head out to sea Clare and Justin, our daughter and son-in-law, have very...
Green Living
December 2002
More ideas for the reluctant environmentalist Food: This Christmas and all year round we can keep to...
Food For Thought
December 2002
We enter the world as we leave, with nothing! A letter in a village newsletter caught my eye...
Fear of Diagnosis Puts Patients at Risk
December 2002
Alzheimer's - three years is far too long for someone to wait On Monday, 8 July the Alzheimer's...
Editorial
December 2002
A wet and windy autumn, but a very merry Christmas! Hello again, To my amazement, I find myself...
Community Education Development
December 2002
The Wissey Valley gets a new community worker I would like to take this opportunity to introduce...