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Finding Home: The Story of an Irish Traveller Family in Essex

by | 20th October 2025 | Articles, Social Issues | 0 Comments

John O’Connor, a proud Irish Traveller, purchased six acres of land at Ayletts Farm, known as Green Acres, in Halstead, near Braintree, Essex. He and his family have made it their home since April 2025. John was born in England and traces his ancestral roots back to...
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Chatham Memorial Synagogue and Cemetery An Interview with Jon Weiner

by | 26th August 2025 | Articles, Religion | 0 Comments

The current synagogue in Medway opened in 1870. It was built by Simon Magnus in memory of his son. Magnus was part of a well-established Jewish family in Kent and played a significant role in supporting the local Jewish community. His contribution to the synagogue...
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An Interview with Abdellah Taïa Moroccan author and filmmaker

by | 7th August 2025 | Articles, LGBT, Social Issues | 0 Comments

Abdellah was born in Rabat, Morocco, in 1973, the second youngest of nine children. His parents were poor, relying on his father’s modest wage from the local library to support the entire family. Their home was small and overcrowded—he shared a bedroom with his...
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The Power of Brotherly Love 

by | 20th April 2025 | Articles, Social Issues | 0 Comments

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Mr Gay UK Finalist and Charity Campaigner, Jordan Harris

by | 19th January 2025 | Articles, LGBT, Social Issues | 0 Comments

Jordan Harris (32) was born on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent to his English mother and Chinese father. His parents split up when Jordan was four and his mother became a single parent for eight years until she met his stepfather Ian, who has been a father figure ever...
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Young People and Gangs

by | 9th October 2024 | Articles, Social Issues | 0 Comments

The knife is the weapon: the person behind it is where it starts. Young offending, drugs, knives and gangs have existed for a long time; they are not something new. Thousands of young people every year who are held back by poverty, abuse, addiction and mental health...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 

by | 7th October 2024 | Articles, Religion, Social Issues | 0 Comments

Featured image:  Elder Jackson Thacker on Gravesend High Street Traditional Christian Churches – Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox – still command the largest allegiance amongst Christians worldwide, but they don’t command exclusive supremacy of those who follow Jesus....
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Adolescent Mental Health

by | 10th August 2024 | Articles, Social Issues | 0 Comments

Adolescence Painful, greasy, smelly, hormonal, angry are just a few of the names attributed to adolescents.  On one hand, some professionals, including social workers, forget the uphill struggles and peer pressures associated with teenager years. Some think they were...
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No Bad Days – Men, Masculinity and Mental Health

by | 6th July 2024 | Articles, Social Issues | 0 Comments

Jake Cox – Mental Health Advocate Jake (30) originally hails from Southeast London, but this working-class lad now considers St Mary’s Island in Chatham his new home. He moved there three years ago with his wife as he always wanted to live by the water. He was fed up...
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Shea Coffey – Trans Rights Activist

by | 11th May 2024 | Articles, LGBT, Social Issues | 0 Comments

I met with the delightful Shea in Rochester, and over tea and cake, we discussed recent events affecting trans people in the UK. As one of the first authors in the UK to publish a book about trans people in 2017, I am no stranger to trans issues. Since then, much...
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An Introduction to Radical Islam

by | 10th March 2021 | Articles, Religion, Social Issues | 0 Comments

An Introduction to Radical Islam is a new booklet by Paigham Mustafa which challenges many traditional beliefs of Muslims by questioning several interpretations of the Quran which he believes are incorrect and have caused untold damage to Islam throughout the ages.  ...

Quakerism in Ireland

by | 10th March 2021 | Articles, Religion | 0 Comments

My first attendance at a Quaker service consisted of sixteen of us sitting around in a circle. The sun shone across the room as we closed our eyes and settled our minds. Although I could hear traffic in the background, mingled with the sound of birds in the courtyard,...

The Persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims Must Stop

by | 23rd December 2023 | Articles, Religion | 0 Comments

Considered heretical by orthodox Muslims, followers of the Ahmadiyya Movement suffer a life of persecution and vilification. Award-winning writer and Islam expert Declan Henry highlights their tragic story and calls for an end to their victimisation - written by...

The Power of Brotherly Love 

by | 20th April 2025 | Articles, Social Issues | 0 Comments

An incredibly sad tragedy occurred in February 2025 when Joe’s younger brother Adam
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