Where you will find me singing

Saturday & Sunday 2&3 August 2025: Melton Folk Festival: watch this space for details of the programme: https://festival.meltonfolk.com/schedules/

2022 Dec Melton Folk Festival. Photo taken by Paddy McCullough

There will be lots of good music all weekend. I’ll be singing with the Unruly Crew, and my slots are:

Saturday: 12.40pm Anne of Cleaves; and 2.40pm Butterwick Bakery

Sunday: 2pm Nigel’s cafe; and 3.20pm Little Tree Cafe


Friday to Sunday 15 – 17 August 2025: Moira Furnace Folk Festival

This is a lovely festival and local to us, so I am really looking forward to playing, and it was great to be asked.

On the provisional programme I’ll be playing two slots in the Folk Tent:

  • Friday 15 August: 12 to 12.45pm,
  • Saturday 16th: 1.40 to 2.25pm

See the website: https://www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/ for information and tickets; and for updates see the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/120269186644/


Sunday 24 August 2025: Zero plus One @ International, Leicester 24 August 2025

1.30pm to 5pm: Eight musicians all born in ***4 with 50 years between them: Bob Bakewell, Bernard Jasper, Sheila Mosley, James Patterson, Tonia Sorrell, Angy Griffiths, Francis O’Donnell Smith and Rachel Benn

£4 Collection for The Samaritans

https://crowspirit.org.uk/zero-plus-one-international-leicester-24-august-2025/ and https://the-international.gigantic.com/zero-plus-one-tickets/leicester-the-international/2025-08-24-13-30


Sunday 31 August 2025: 2pm ‘Highway 61 revisited’ by Kenny Wilson, the Falling Angels and friends, and I will be doing the support

https://the-international.gigantic.com/highway-61-revisited-tickets/leicester-the-international/2025-08-31-14-00


Zero plus One @ International, Leicester 24 August 2025

Please join us for an afternoon of music from people who span 50 years in age, all born in a year ending ***4 which means our ages end in ‘1’, hence zero plus one, an opening up number according to the Jains. We are aged between 81 and 31

Raising funds for The Samaritans. Pay what you can by donation on the door or advance ticket of £4

Contact  Sheila Mosley 07751888391,  smosl@yahoo.co.uk

https://the-international.gigantic.com/zero-plus-one-tickets/leicester-the-international/2025-08-24-13-30

Melton Folk Festival, August 5th and 6th 2023

2022 Dec Melton Folk Festival. Photo taken by Paddy McCullough

Excitement is rising in anticipation of the Melton Folk Festival, August 5th and 6th 2023: I’ll be playing:

Saturday : 12:00 noon Charlie’s Bar

Saturday : 2:00 pm Nigels Cafe

Saturday : 3:20 pm Anne of Cleves

Sunday : 12:40 pm Coco Melto

Sunday : 2:00 pm More Coffee Co

Sunday : 3:20 pm The Harboro Hotel

Look out for the debut of Missouri Mick: https://missourimick.com/

and from the Raven Folk Club (who kept some of us going during Covid) welcome to the lovely singing of Katrina Turner.

More details on the folk festival website: https://meltonfolk.com/festival/summer-festival/

My Dad – 75 years a Methodist Minister

20 March 2023: My dad, Rev Dr Albert Watson Mosley, has been a Methodist Minister for 75 years

On 19 March 2023 there was a service at Oadby Trinity Methodist Church to mark the occasion. Dad was invited to speak, and the following was filmed by my sister. He has given his permission for it to be out in the public arena.

This is what he said:

Dad’s talk has been put together with some additional content, and can be read/downloaded here which may be helpful for those who find it difficult to hear the video:

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Start with Hope – Change will follow

Little Amal’s journey: https://www.walkwithamal.org/

Little Amal is a giant puppet who represents the journey of child refugees. Her walk began from the border of Syria/Turkey and will end on 3 November 2021 in Manchester with an outdoor event starting 7pm at Castlefield Bowl https://www.walkwithamal.org/events/when-the-birds-land/  : The arrival of Amal to Manchester marks the end of her epic journey. In the lead up to Amal’s arrival local schools, refugee communities and Manchester International Festival will be creating a giant flock of puppet birds. Her days in Manchester culminate in a spectacular finale event. Surrounded by the communities of the city, Amal understands that she has reached her final destination. She is now ready to begin her next even longer journey: creating a new life in a new home. 

You could perhaps make paper birds to put in your window,  or cover the Meeting House in them to greet Little Amal. There is an origami pattern here – these work really well to impress small children  : https://www.origamiway.com/easy-origami-bird.shtml

Free Spirit: Penny Walker

Penny has been so active about making the world a more friendly, safe and inclusive place to be that her contribution to a future world of love and peace cannot be under-estimated.

Here are just a few articles about her life:

For those who knew Penny Walker, and those looking for inspiration: Loraine is from Penny’s inspirational Peace House in Coventry … the video ends with a poem PENNY WALKER by Loraine Masiya Mponela 20 June 2021:

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Police powers amount to ‘political attack’ on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

What could the proposed laws in the #PolicingBill mean for Gypsies and Travellers? Mattey Mitchell, Campaigns Officer at Friends, Families and Travellers shares in this video:

The Government is planning to bring in harsh new laws for nomadic people. We have launched a new tool to support Gypsies, Travellers and members of the public to write to their MP, registering their concerns about the policing bill. We need your help.

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Home Office use of ‘contingency units’

8 March 2021 From ICIBI: An inspection of the use of contingency asylum accommodation – key findings from site visits to Penally Camp and Napier Barracks

During the week of 15 February 2021 inspectors from ICIBI and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) visited Penally Camp and Napier Barracks, spending two days at each site.

Read more about initial findings here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/an-inspection-of-the-use-of-contingency-asylum-accommodation-key-findings-from-site-visits-to-penally-camp-and-napier-barracks


Please find below a version that can be shared of my submission in response to the call by the Independent Chief Inspector for Borders and Immigration, David Bolt https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-evidence-an-inspection-of-the-use-of-hotels-and-barracks-as-contingency-asylum-accommodation:

It can be downloaded here:


Call for evidence: An inspection of the use of hotels and barracks as contingency asylum accommodation

The Home Office emphasis on find and remove, and increasing the tensions of an already hostile environment demonstrate a clear lack of willingness to find a humanitarian way forward in these exceptional circumstances.

The bottom line is that the Home Office has, at best and being very generous, allowed the conditions described to prevail by their lack of care, but it seems that there is a deliberate policy to promote and continue the hostile environment, whilst paying substantial sums to the private sector.

There are strong moral, political. practical, and financial arguments to support the campaign for *Indefinite Leave to Remain/settled status for all who are undocumented or in the legal process.

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