My very best wishes to Michael, the focus of this local news article. I was drawn to this because earlier last week I had been having a conversation about the particular challenges facing single men with a local professional whose job included supporting people in need locally. We agreed that single men come at the bottom of the pile when rationed resources are deployed to help those in need, because other people like families with dependent children, and disabled and older people for example, are correctly perceived to be in greater need. However single men can find themselves in vulnerable situations, due to unemployment or poverty, loneliness or homelessness, all of which can be compounded by mental health issues. So we pray for all those single men in our county who find themselves vulnerable due to difficult lifestyles and exacerbated by mental health difficulties. We pray for all those whose responsibilities include meeting the needs of vulnerable single men, and their mental health in particular. And we pray for us all to remember that the single men we come into contact with may be facing difficulties that would benefit from our support. Every blessing, Andy Rickell, Circuit Social Justice Officer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgkxzn0g22o?fbclid=IwZnRzaAN2eO1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjKsAAusmisR3-Nyaai8Eq0s6NokWXpN1LGMTVlkjbsPG6_Y8xuYNup9eSZ3_aem_WcTdB4B15VkHKjWziKo1Sw

Some useful information about the issue of migration. Every blessing, Andy Rickell, Circuit Social Justice Officer

I am finding this series of articles about different careers from the Bitesize section of the BBC website fascinating. This week the next in the series is about being a concept artist. I suggest you read the article and watch the video in it to get a better understanding, but if you want to be an illustrator in films and games you really need to read it. If reading the article in any way inspires you to want to find out more about that career or similar ones, we at Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club are happy to be someone you can talk to about what you’ve read. Our contact details are on the Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Facebook page. Andy Rickell, Cirencester Ashcroft Work & Wifi Club Manager

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvwx92p?fbclid=IwZnRzaAN1JKZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjhMMc-c9gkIZDg16SJ7DcFLNRbPtPKFq8HACyNnFFAgoFqTjcSOFwqZVDDF_aem_h1AeLBoUP-NZT-pFJ8EVHA

A prayer for those involved in the violent incident yesterday. Every blessing, Andy Rickell

Thought for the day. Every blessing, Andy Rickell