The Parish Magazine June 2023

HOME AND GARDEN — 2
In the garden
Please check for hedgehogs in
long grass before strimming!
Following a spate of injuries, Herbie Hedgehog Rescue has put a timely
plea for all gardeners to check for sleeping hedghogs in long grass
before using a strimmer.
Hedgehogs will curl up when approached by a strimmer and it only
takes a few minutes to check where you are cutting and you could save a life.
They also put out a reminder about how we can all help hedgehogs in
our gardens. This includes making a 13cm square hole in our fence to allow
hedgehogs to move from garden to garden; provide dry cat or kitten biscuits
and a shallow bowl of water.
If you see a hedgehog in daylight, it is most likely in trouble. If so, pick
it up using a towel or wear gardening gloves. Place it in a tall cardboard box
with tea towels and take in indoors into a warm, quiet room away from
children and pets. Then contact your local rescue immediately by calling
0159 879 4442.
In spring and summer, if a large hedgehog is out in the day
collecting bedding in its mouth and moving with purpose it could
be pregnant. Please contact the rescue centre for advice as it might
need rescuing.
Herbie Hedgehog Rescue takes in sick/injured wild
hedgehogs and rehabilitate them to be able to release them
back in the wild. They pride themselves in giving the best
care possible to the patients and work with local vets to
facilitate quick and appropriate treatment. The health
and welfare of the hedgehogs always come first
For more: https://herbiehedgehogrescue.com
THE ARTS — 1
Book reviews
To A Different Drum - an adventure of
radical obedience
By Pauline Hamilton,
10Publishing, £8.99
Kicked out of
college and hooked
on drink and drugs,
Pauline Hamilton
drove recklessly
towards a cliff near
her home to end it all.
At the last moment, her tyre blew out,
leaving her stunned in the stationary
car.
Pauline’s life changed forever. She
turned to the God who had rescued her
and, in grateful amazement, offered her
whole life to him. This dedication would
eventually take her to China, where
she would serve for over 30 years as a
missionary.
Through many trials Pauline never
lost sight of the God who had promised
never to let her go.
Antigone Kingsley: About Last
Summer By Marina Magdalena
SPCK/ Marylebone House, £8.99
This is the first book
in the Antigone
Kingsley (Tig)
series — a perfect
companion for girls
aged 10 plus going
through the highs
and lows of growing.
Living above her
parent's theatre
gave Tig plenty of practice at being
centre stage. But when the theatre
faces financial crisis, it is her alluring
cousin Amelie, from Paris, who grabs
the attention. As Tig grapples with her
identity she watches her cousin steal the
affection of her family, friends, school
and her social media following! When
tension between the two teenagers
grows, Tig finds herself at a crossroad.
Will her need to be liked outweigh her
raging jealousy towards her cousin?
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The Final Lap - navigating the
transitions of later life
By John Wyatt, 10Publishing, £6.99
Life’s a marathon
with many highs
and lows. As we
approach retirement
we transition into
a new stage of our
race, with a range
of possibilities and
pitfalls to navigate.
With experience
and warmth, John Wyatt invites
Christians to think through how we can
approach the next stages of life well.
He considers the move from work
to retirement, then independency
to dependency, and finally from life
to death. While being honest about
the struggles of each transition, The
Final Lap lays out the wonderful
opportunities God gives in every stage.
And the more prepared we are to face
each transition as it comes, the better.