Tower and Town, August 2016 (view the full edition)Editorial: Mother and ChildWhen my daughter had a baby last August, I instantly became a besotted grandparent as other grandparents had warned me I would! It also made me think about the shift in generations: my child was now a parent of her own child and, watching my daughter as a mother, made me think about parenting and the influence it has. I thought it would be interesting to look at aspects of the mother - and father - and child relationship as experienced in Marlborough: from Father Blacker's beautiful reflection on the central importance of Mary, the mother, and Jesus, her child, in the Christian message through to Marlborough Brownies' direct insights, which go to the heart of the matter as children so often do. My thanks to everyone for contributing so willingly and entertainingly. I hope you will also enjoy reading Joshua Bumphrey's response to a trip abroad and Molly Hall's dark, but ultimately hopeful, short story which she wrote in response to her grandfather's death. Thank you also to Rachel Rosedale for the balm of her encouraging thoughts following the referendum. Sarah Bumphrey |