How are you coping with the slightly eased restrictions? Feeling relieved that you can do a bit more, or frustrated about the things you still can’t do? Hard as it is having to wait, there’s no benefit in wishing away the next 3 weeks (or longer, depending on what you want to do). Maybe try

How many of us have managed to book an appointment to have our hair cut, or maybe even have had it cut? 18 months ago, who would have imagined that getting one’s hair cut could be such a big thing in our lives? It is partly that many of us don’t have much else to

8 Stress awareness month Stress is a natural part of life, and within limits we need it to achieve our potential, and to save us getting bored. But it can easily get out of hand. The mental health foundation found that 74% of UK adults felt so stressed at some point over the last year

7 World Health Day This is a UN agreed day inspired by the World Health Organisation. This year it is pointing to the different impacts of Covid-19 around the world, and the way in which it has highlighted differences in health and access to health services. In many cases the differences reflect where people are

6 Bowel cancer awareness month April is bowel cancer awareness month. Maybe not the topic you want to think about, or talk about, just after Easter (or at any time), but it is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, and the second most fatal. 42,000 people are diagnosed with it each year –

5 National Pet Month April is National Pet month. Many people already had pets before Covid-19 arrived last year – they are generally much loved members of the family (dare one say that sometimes the relationship with them is more meaningful than with some human relatives?). Sadly, pets do not receive love and care in

Easter Saturday Rev Sara Jayne Rettie (Dalreoch UF Church)                  3rd April 2021   After the death of Jesus on Good Friday there was little time to bury his body.  Joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Christ in a linen cloth and placed it in an unused tomb, hastily sealing the entrance.  “The women who