Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

I live in a tiny rural community on the London/Kent border. The social life revolves around the local pub which draws its loyal customers from a wider area. In 2015 a couple of locals, Lester [more…]

“Rise above oneself and grasp the world” These are awarded every four years for advancement in the field of mathematics.  There is an age limit of 40 on the recipients.  It is a recognition of [more…]

We are all familiar with the ingredients of the nativity story: the birth of Jesus foretold. The Census of Caesar Augustus (tax censuses were a regular feature of the Roman Empire and a Quirinus was [more…]