Thanks to Trust Greenbelt for their kind donation to our Cambodia project.

In the context of the last few days news of famine, Euro bail outs and gutter press – its good to remember the amazing planet that we are part of. Take a moment and smile at the diversity.

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Wanted you to check out this wonderful new album from a good friend in New Zealand – well worth a listen too. “Indigenous musical alchemist Cindy Ruakere releases Karakia, a prayer album that invites the people of Aotearoa to re-enter the story of their land with a fusion of European soundscapes and traditional Maori instrumentation.

The latest in a string of compelling, authentic releases from local artist Cindy Ruakere, Karakia is an album with a concept as unique as the diverse sounds that form it. Karakia is created to be a tool – an aide, a guide, a resource – to help re-entwine the people of Aotearoa New Zealand into that thread, that connection between the land and her maker…”

You can buy the album here and listen to a track below

The cry - Bones [ 2:25 ] Play Now | Play in Popup

Congratulations to Anita Haigh who completed her run in the Eastbourne Half Marathon on Sunday March 6th.

Anita said “I am pleased to say that I survived! It was a bitterly cold day with an easterly wind which we all had to run into for 8 miles. Despite this I managed a respectable time of 2:05:48 and came 744 out of 1135. Not bad!

Please can I offer a huge ‘thank you!’ to all who have sponsored me & donated to VFTN, and an encouragement that there is still time for those who wish to.”

Thanks to Peter Sharpe for passing on this wonderful clip of a unique take on how to play the acoustic guitar.

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There is a story attributed to Cherokee wisdom:
One evening a grandfather was teaching his young grandson about the internal battle that each person faces. “There are two wolves struggling inside each of us,” the old man said. “One wolf is vengefulness, anger, resentment, self-pity, fear…”The other wolf is compassion, faithfulness, hope, truth, love…” The grandson sat, thinking, then asked: “Which wolf wins, Grandfather?” His grandfather replied, “The one you feed.”

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