Trinity is supporting a charity called Toilet Twinning. By donating £60 a time they help those in desperate poverty to have access to a proper latrine, clean water and the information they need to be healthy. There are already 13 toilets round the world Twinned with Trinity.
Some members of the church have put a notice in the church magazine “Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year. I will not be sending cards but contributing to Toilet Twinning.”
To find out more about how to twin your toilet visit www.toilettwinning.org.
A rather tounge in check look at how council deals with its waste is this report in the Oxford Mail
“A ‘LOSS of trust’ and ‘fundamental breakdown in working relationships’ led to a South Oxfordshire council chief receiving a hushed-up pay-off totalling £200,000 to resign, the Oxford Mail can reveal.
David Hill left his post as joint chief executive of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils in June, less than a year into the role.”
I am worried about Ken the homeless man in Abingdon. He said that it is getting very cold sleeping in his tent and he does not look very well in this cold weather. People should not have to sleep rough in this country. Oxford Council are closing Simon House in Oxford which provides 52 beds for the homeless. There is no room at the Inn in Abingdon and no stable either for winter.