MALVERN is a lovely place to live. The beautiful hills are a great inspiration. People come from all over the country and indeed from all over the world to see them and to walk on them. Malvern water has a purity of its own. Edward Elgar was inspired to write his great music around here. Great Malvern Priory has pointed the people of Malvern to God for many centuries. Malvern Theatres provide Malvern people with inspirational drama and music. There are so many exciting things happening in Malvern today. But Malvern people are also very caring people. We are planning to welcome some refugee families to Malvern; more children from Chernobyl will visit Malvern later this year; Community Action provides transport and outings for the elderly; our Malvern food bank provides hungry families with food and basic essentials in times of crisis. The Psalmist of Old Testament times wrote, "I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of Heaven and earth." But today the Good Lord uses our eyes, our ears, our hands to do His caring work in Malvern today.

CANON HAROLD GODDARD