Author Archives: jameswilding

I am indebted to my brother Hugh, fellow Principal at Claires Court for the following post on our Dad, who died on Friday 27 November 2015. David Wilding, who has died aged 89, was, together with his first wife, Josephine, … Continue reading →

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” Abraham Lincoln Since my last blog about the refugee crisis, appalling tragedies in the Lebanon, France and Mali have taken place. Because we hear so often … Continue reading →

For most people wherever they are in the world, this is a time of greater uncertainty than usual. For those of us based in the UK, so long as we stay at home, then perhaps the unexpected is largely explainable. … Continue reading →

Britain: Hysterical Nation – http://huff.to/1Lv5sFn

Listening to the radio, I heard recently that wisdom is lost to the young because they cannot see. I was somewhat taken aback by this statement, because my regular contact with children at Claires Court provides me with an awful lot of … Continue reading →