AMID the hurly-burly of a suburban shopping street, St Barnabas Church has stood with quiet solidity for generations.
It is one of those solid, old churches that remind us of values that have remained constant and comforting while the world around has changed.
Like the hundreds of people who gathered for yesterday's open air service outside its charred remains, we are delighted that this fine building, gutted in an arson attack last week, will be rebuilt within two years.
St Barnabas will rise from the ashes and, when it does, will show that good can triumph over evil.