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CONTENTS

A challenge for Christians 5

Just two minutes 7
Marian Haslam RIP 9

November is often described as the Former glories - Rock Lane Old 11
melancholy month – the skies are grey, Baptist Church
fallen leaves mingle with mud, the days Harvest Home 13

seem featureless and the nights grow
ever longer and colder. And of course Introducing - Octavia Shaw 15
November is synonymous with Medieval Bazaar 26-27 November 16
Remembrance-tide, inevitably Christmas is coming 17
encouraging our tendency to look back. Operation Warm Welcome 19

In this issue of the Ludlow Tower we do Sunday services in Ludlow 20
that in recalling the suffering and Ludlow local listing - small ads 21

sacrifices of many millions of people we What’s on at St Laurence’s in 25
never knew in the World Wars (p7) and November
pay tribute to someone many of us did
know personally (p9). We acknowledge From the registers 25
the importance of remembering the All you who pass this way, look 27
those Afghan refugees who filled our and see
screens in the autumn but have now Books for Christmas presents 29

faded from the headlines (p19). The Emerging Church of England 31

If we look back just a year to last
November we were living in lockdown PCC meeting summary - 31
September
unsure when we might emerge and
what life would be like when we did. ‘Tis the season ... to buy your 33
The pandemic is far from over but we cards
are pleased to look forward to the Arts@StLaurence in November 34

return of some of the familiar features When someone you loved is 35
of Christmas in Ludlow (p16 and p17). dead

Lesley Harling (Editor) A grain of sand at a time 35

01584 318309 News from Ludlow Palmers 37
Children’s page 38
This month’s cover: What is more frightening than 41

Photograph: Paul Kemp bishops?
View from Whitcliffe Common Parish directory & copy deadline 42

Graphic design: Nicky Luck
Nickyluck@nannolica.co.uk Opinions expressed in contributed articles in this
magazine are those of the contributor and do not
Printing : Signature Signs & Print necessarily represent the position or opinions of
Moreton-on-Lugg, Herefordshire the PCC or Editorial Committee.

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