Andrei Sysoev seeks venues in churches and church halls for LYRA, a vocal quartet from St Petersburg in Russia, who tour the UK every year, singing chants of the Russian Orthodox Church and folk songs from Russia. They are all professional musicians. He can be contacted by email to aasysa@gmail.com.

Michael Young, for research for a Ph.D. on the mental health of the British in colonial India, 1858-1947, seeks any relevant letters, documents, or family memories related to that period which readers would be prepared to share with him. Any information would be treated with great respect and in confidence,he says. He can be contacted by email at mike.young111@btinternet.com.