Recent conversation in Espresoworld has included comversation around the dispute between the computer giant ‘Google’ and the Chinese goverment over the alleged hacking of the email accounts of dissidents. A  customer in Espressoworld asked why the Chinese goverment act as they do . . . and this led to a ‘Pause for Thought’ on the local radio station ‘10Radio‘ - So why not listen in right now . . .

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Alan visits the 10Radio studio with a balloon, cake and candle. Celebration is in the air, yet in Espressoworld there is concern about members of parliament and their expenses.

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The fields are hedgerows in Espressoworld are alive with the sound of . . .

Ursula Millar on Shepherds and sheep on 10 Radio and Pause for Thought

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Here in Wiveliscombe life has been busy for this part of Summer Lands (Somerset). In addition to all the preparations for our Easter Celebrations, we had visitors from Bulgaria. Stojan, Zhani and their daughter are from the town of Sliven in south-east Bulgaria, at the foot of the Blue Mountains, about 200 miles east of the capital Sophia. Stojan Slavchevi is the pastor of the Congregational Church in Sliven and Zhani has a God-given gift of song.

However, in the words of a good old Scottish saying, ‘It is back to auld claithes and purridge’.  For a translation -  listen to this edition of ’Pause for Thought’ from 10 Radio.

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In all the busyness in the countdown to Christmas take time to ‘Pause for Thought’. Listen to this short recording from 10Radio based in Wiveliscombe, Somerset. “How did Mary travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem?”

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