Long gone are the days when the local Job Centre had bomb proofed waiting areas, reinforced glass screens protecting the staff and Gestapo-like security guards controlling the angry folk trying to make sense of the bureaucracy and simply make ends meet. Sure, the Department of Work & Pensions has done much to be more “customer focussed” and the like. But is it working? Although the question remains and my morning at the Job Centre illuminates some workings of the DWP, here’s how it went…. Continue reading “Morning at the Job Centre!”
We have just had an amazing weekend and the words to the song we sang on Sunday morning sum it up beautifully – the overwhelming, never ending reckless love of God. This is why….. 
Yesterday I was exchanging a few tweets with a friend and a plan was hatched – a morning run with Dave! 
I really, really, really hate having to wear glasses. I only wear them for close-up things, such as reading or using a computer and yet I still loathe them. I’ve had glasses for this purpose for, I think, about 12+ years. This is how it came about….. 