Why would a young person born at the turn of the century be interested in the Holocaust?Why would young people give up time to learn and to teach about genocide?What possible relevance have the events in Belsen to the lives of those people today?Bill Edmonds reflects on his time as an Ambassador for HET and … Continue reading Never again

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutesFive hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dearFive hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutesHow do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsetsIn midnights, in cups of coffeeIn inches, in miles, in laughter, in strifeIn five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutesHow do you measure, a year in the … Continue reading How do you measure, measure a year?

It’s a strange and difficult road, this one we’re walking. We have left behind everything that we knew, the certainties of life as it was before. We have left behind life as it was, our routines and habits that had grown with us and grown familiar. Some of us have not left willingly. We are … Continue reading A Strange and Difficult Road

Some years back I went to see a play – Seven Acts of Mercy – at the RSC based around a painting by Caravaggio, and telling some of his life story. Some of you may have been too. It sparked off my interest in Caravaggio, who led (it has to be said) a colourful life. … Continue reading Risen wounded Jesus

It started as a whisper – a rumour shared by women. Pictures of him bursting from the tomb and Handel’s Hallelujah chorus are a later addition to the narrative. That first Easter morning, when death was defeated and eternity shifted, almost passed unnoticed. A confused visit to a now empty tomb and word spoken quietly … Continue reading Rumours of Resurrection – Easter locked away