It was so dark driving to choir this morning at 8.45 that the Christmas lights in a couple of the villages I go through were still lit up and so lovely to see. At one point I was in a long standstill queue and managed to get a quick photo of Father Christmas.

Our daffodils are opening.

I thought you, Dear Readers, might like to hear about Spellow Library.

Redruth Library Service will be leaving a light on in their window in solidarity with Spellow Library in Liverpool.

In the summer of 2024, Liverpool’s Spellow Library and Community Hub was set alight and destroyed during the race riots and a vital neighbourhood asset was temporarily lost. Tomorrow, Thursday 12 December 2024, Spellow Library will re-open to the public.

To commemorate this, libraries across the country will be lighting up their library ‘bringing back the light’. This will spotlight the essential role our libraries play in the cultural fabric of our towns, cities and villages and reinforce the importance of these sanctuaries of knowledge, sanctuaries which don’t discriminate when it comes to offering a sense of belonging.

After the fire, a young woman started a crowd funder to raise £250 to buy some replacement books. She raised £250,000!  So many people were horrified at the thought of burning books and now it’s open again!