Forthcoming Events / Recent News
Cumbria Churches Acting on Climate Change Web Pages
We are launching a major extension to this website in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 Jan 2009) full of news, events, resources, ideas and activities that can help us all reduce our carbon footprint and tackle climate change. Click here for more information.
Job Vacancy: Historic Church Buildings Support Officer
The Churches Trust for Cumbria is looking to appoint an officer on a 3 year contract to work strategically with church and community groups to organise funding, repairs and maintenance for priority church buildings. Based in Carlisle with travel throughout Cumbria. £25 000 - £30 000. Closing date 3rd February 2009. For more information click here.
Stop the Polavaram Dam: Public meeting: 8th January 2009
WDM have organised this opportunity to hear Indian journalist Uma Maheshwari on the campaign to stop the construction of the Polavaram Dam. The meeting will take place at Castle Street Community Centre, Kendal at 7.30 p.m. For more details click here.
Unpaid Work: An Opportunity for Doing Up Your Church Premises?
The Cumbria Probation Service are very keen to hear from churches that could benefit from supervised unpaid work, carried out by offenders under the requirement of a community order. For more information click here.
Singing Together through the Church Year: 14th February 2009
A
morning of guided singing at Milburn Village Hall and Church to
resource rural churches with simple music to be sung with little accompaniment.
From
9.45 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. ending with a light lunch. For further details
and to book contact: Revd Sarah Lunn 017683 61269 or
sarahlunn@care4free.net
Digital TV Switchover
Can your church help to support older, disabled or socially isolated people?
To find out about training and practical support offered by Digital UK to assist church communities in supporting vulnerable people through this difficult transition as digital TV switchover comes to Cumbria in 2009, click here