For so many millions of people, the world is a very dark place at present; if only they could all go into hibernation and wake up in a...

There is no doubt that many people in this country, and millions more around the world, feel that they are floundering in darkness as we...

What a remarkable month we have had in September. We knew already that we would have a new Prime Minister in early September and a change...

Thus begins one of my favourite hymns at Pentecost, or Whitsun as it used to be generally known as. While I was waiting for ‘inspiration’...

Easter has come and gone but its message of rebirth is still reflected all around us in nature: seeds are sprouting, leaves and blossoms...

We seem to lurching from one horror to another these days. Many of us are still nervous about Covid-19 despite our vaccinations, as well...

Not yet February as I write this, and the Prime Minister has abandoned ‘Plan B’ and lifted all Coronavirus-related restrictions. I have...

It is nearly December (as I write this) and many a deciduous tree is still in leaf, indeed green leaf, as it has been warm for the season...

November—the month of remembrance—is with us again, with its promise of shorter days and colder nights. Summer is a mere memory, although...

Yet again Israel and Palestine have been involved in a violent conflict. A ceasefire was agreed after 11 days of bombings this time...

It is so good that we can venture out a little now and can even enjoy eating out al fresco (in good weather!) The sad thing Is that most...

By the time this edition comes out, the celebrations of the Queen’s 90th birthday will be over and the result of the EU Referendum would...

So far the early part of our summer is reminiscent of the beginning of WS Landor’s poem on summer, “In spring and summer winds may blow,...

As I write this, April showers still seem determined not to let go of its grip on the weather: a mixed blessing as it keeps Langley green...

Bill Birmingham, who resigned as editor of Around Langley last month, firmly established it as a magazine that has grown in interest...