Leslie Fuhrmann, that grand old man of Quakerism, tells us that at seventy-nine, he's been a widower for fourteen years but still tries to be useful. 'My family visit me weekly', Leslie says. 'For the last couple of years I have been cooking an evening meal for us to share, a roast joint and seven veg. The leftovers used to provide me with good meals for the next couple of days, but now I have a pressure cooker which provides freshly cooked daily veg in five minutes.'
Leslie's catering has expanded recently: 'I now buy a larger weekly roasting joint, which provides lunch for me and four other widowers on the following day as well'.
His usefulness extends to the street. Accumulating supermarket plastic bags, he takes some out on walks and collects rubbish in them – wearing a plastic glove for protection. This all goes into roadside litter bins. At least the roads near Leslie's home are spick and span.
Leslie asks Eye, 'what can your readers offer or suggest towards making our communities more pleasant?' Now there's a question!

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