Angellica Bell

It’s quite astonishing how we can all live in an area for such a long time and actually know very little about it. I mean, did you know that the Borough of Kingston upon Thames has been twinned with the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka since last year? That before finding fame, singer-songwriter Eric Clapton used to busk on the very streets we frequent? And that Surbiton station was used in the scene when Dumbledore arrived to take Harry Potter back into the world of wizards in the 2009 film version of ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’? No? Well I only knew one of those facts myself to be honest.

I like technology, I really do, but I know my husband would disagree.

There are times and seasons for everything and our lives are broken down into chapters which often need a bit of adapting to

You never know, a quick smile or hello may just ease a struggle someone may be going through

But why should loving our neighbour be restricted to the people who live right next door to us? Maybe a rethink is needed

It’s that time of year where parents get consumed with sorting everything out for the new school term

There are silly nincompoops in both camps, but come on, let’s start looking out for each other

Gosh, it only seems like yesterday that the Olympics were on our doorstep here in London and we were all in a sporting frenzy.

There's something about a memorial bench which is moving and thought-provoking

I just need to get back on a bike and keep persevering at improving at this new ‘hobby’ of mine