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One World Week EventsThis is what OWW organisers told us they were doing in 2006. We have left them here in case they inspire you to organise something wonderful too. Please let us know whatever you are planning for OWW 2007 by uploading your events yourself or contacting us OWW 2006
Aberdeen Sunday 22nd October, 11.00am, OWW service, Aberdeen Unitarian Chuch, Skene Terrace. Title "Bridging the Gap". Monday 23rd October, WDM "World-wise" global citizenship course starts, St Katherine's Learning Centre, Shoe Lane 7-9 pm. Info:www.world-wise.info
Barrow in Furness, Cumbria One World Fair, Saturday 21st October in Trinity Church Centre, Warwick St, from 9.30 am to noon. Admission 50p which includes a Fairtrade drink and biscuits. As well as stalls from various charities, those attending will have a variety of things to do. There will be a display from Cumbria Development Education Centre who are also organising a game for children and the young at heart. On October 7th the competition in the local newspaper's (North-West Evening Mail) 5-13 Club will be to draw a picture relating to the theme. We are hoping to display all the entries at the Fair. The reporter who runs the club is coming to present the prizes to the winners. The prizes will be goods made by recycling waste. Contact: Sue Millard 01229 833520 for further details. Tel: 454080 or 07765915173 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Cardiff A wide range of events is planned, click here to see the list. Chandlers Ford Churches will be holding a One World Week supper party at 7.30 pm on Saturday, 21st October 2006 in St Boniface Centre, Hursley Road, Chandlers Ford. There will be music, food, and a good chance to socialise. (02380 267192)
Cheddleton "Ecoday" at St. Andrew's Church, Ostler's Lane, on Saturday 14th October, from 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm. The day will use the themes of minding the gap between rich and poor by echoing the "Beat Goes On" Message from Christian Aid with a drumming workshop, and 'Mind the Gap between words and actions' in Eco justice. Fun and information for all ages, including Fairtrade Snakes and Ladders, the Trail of Wonder, Drum for Trade Justice, and workshops to make juggling balls, a willow sculpture or a bird box. Everyone welcome! (01538 360009) Chester Tuesday 24th October (UN Day) Umoja - a Swahili word - meaning oneness at the Old Gym, University of Chester, Parkgate Road 4.00 - 7.00 pm A presentation from year 2 students to share their international experience of community service, environmental activities and culture. Event open to everyone. Organized by Elissa Williams email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Thursday 26th October 2006 an event entitled 'Mind the Gap', will be held throughout the afternoon & evening. It will involve displays by each of the faiths represented and culminate in a shared time of prayer. A variety of refreshments will be shared throughout the day. Posters have already been circulated widely. Thursday 26th October 2.00 - 8.00pm. Bring & Share Opportunity with food optional. Spiritual Care Centre, 1st Floor, Countess of Chester Hospital. All day drop in event; It promises to be a very special occasion with music, dance and movement, offerings of food, children’s artwork, visual displays by local faith groups, opportunities to meet and talk with others, etc. Culminating in a period of prayer between 7.00 - 8.00pm. Organizer George Hodgkinson (chaplain) 01244 364543. Thursday 26th October Evening Play at Alexander's Jazz Theatre: Anarchic, subversive and hilarious Gilad Atzmon's latest project sees him assuming the character of a Jewish jazz man - Artie Fishel - a brilliant but mad saxophonist who is convinced that jazz isn't a black American art form but was born in the ghettos of Eastern Europe. The show is a mix of music and politics. www.gilad.co.uk Thursday 26th October 7.30 pm ‘til late. Silicone Fish Magazine presents An OXJAM music festival event At Telford's Warehouse, featuring: The acoustic sounds of MATHEW STOTT, VICKY POWEL and FRAN & JOSH. Stand up comedy from DANNY MAC. A live and wired performance from THE LP and LUCY STYLES. D.J. slots from FUNKDUB, TONY BEAR and OVERTONE WIZARD. And live projection art from V.J. GERM. Entrance is free. Raffle proceeds to Oxfam – help make poverty history. Volunteers for help organising beforehand or at the event are always welcome – 07840 621878. Friday 27th October - from 8 pm, An Evening of reflections on the theme: The earth is but one country at 1 Windermere Avenue, off Plas Newton Lane, Chester - with inspirational music, readings and discussion. Contact Margaret on 01244 321800. On behalf of the Baha'is of Chester. Sat/Sun 28th/29th October. Band Together to MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY: Musicians & Venues: On Saturday and Sunday the Chester World Development Forum, Alexander's Jazz Theatre, Chester University, the Countess of Chester Hospital, Telford's Warehouse and others, host Chester’s music, film and art festival, with many great local musicians singing their heart out to Make Poverty History! Among the performers at the University and Alexander's will be Wildfire (teenage band winner of Battle of the Bands); Missing Beat, Cradle, Black Bag, Stops, Felix Ngindu Musika World; Zebra, Cascade, Independence; Graham & Co.; and solo singers: Ruth Pollard (national songwriter winner with her own Make Poverty History song); Lucy Weston; Maria O’Connell. Saturday 28th – Molloy Hall, University of Chester 7 pm – midnight. Compère Irene Finnie, Dee 106.3 Breakfast Show. Sunday 29th – Alexander’s Bar, Rufus Court., 7.30 – 11 pm. Compère Graham Bellinger folk singer of local ‘open mic’ fame. A Politika night sponsored by CWDF and Alexander's.
For full listing of OWW events being drawn together by the Chester World Development Forum, see: www.chesterwdf.org.uk Cupar is holding its One World Week Lunch on Saturday 4th November in St John's Church Hall, Bonnygate. The programme begins at 11.00 and runs till about 1.45. There will be a short drama by CY4G (Cupar's ecumenical youth group). The fair trade stalls from Traidcraft and Hadeel will be available all the time and the usual Campaign Table with postcards and letters to sign on such things as cluster bombs, climatechaos, clean water and the Palestine situation. The main speaker is Jubilee Scotland's visitor from Mali, Moctar Coulibaly, who will speak after lunch. The candles of peace will be lit to begin lunch at about 11.45. The price for this enriching morning is £3 (children free) and there will be a creche for young children. Come along to take action to help the world bridge its many gaps and enjoy great soup in good company. Proceeds are to go to our partner, Sister Clara in Zimbabwe and to Jubilee Scotland. Contact Fiona for more info on 01334 652341. Dawlish Fairtrade Friends are holding an Open Meeting at The Manor House, Old Town Street, Dawlish, on Tuesday 24th October at 7 pm. Our speaker will be Mr Martin Nicholls, Christian Aid South West Manager. After his presentation there will be an open forum during which we can share ideas, concerns and news about the Fairtrade movement, World Development and the Christian Aid organisation. Fairtrade refreshments will be provided and we will have Fairtrade goods for sale. Dover One World Week will be celebrated with an ecumenical service at Charlton Church at 6 pm on Sunday 22nd October. Durham Council is arranging a display in Clayport Library, Durham, from Monday 23-Sun 29th October, highlighting it's efforts towards Fairtrade City status, and combining some of the OWW materials about injustices in trade to emphasize this. Contact Kathryn Sygrove at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for details. Eastwood Oct 28th at Eastwood Methodist Mission 6.30 - 8.45 pm Multicultural Celebration with song, drama, and many different foods. Stalls with crafts and promoting related organisations. Tickets from This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 01709 542571 Organised by Rotherham Action Group for World Development (WDM) Epping URC will be holding a joint children-friendly service with Epping Methodists on Sunday 29th October at 11 am Exeter Tuesday 24th October, 7-10 pm, Friends Meeting House, Wynards Lane, off Magdalen Street. 'UNITY' EVENING with local groups who follow lifestyles, belief systems and faiths you may know little about. Who are the Vaisnava? Would you recognise a Buddhist or Humanist in the street? Have you heard of SUBUD? What do Pagans and Sufis believe? Who is Sai Baba? With refreshments and a chance to celebrate both our diversity and our unity through simple song and dance. Information from Glenda or Trevor on 01395 222981. ALL WELCOME.
Farnham There will be an arts workshop, 'Pieces of Home' at the Farnham Maltings on 23 October from 10 - 2 pm. People from all different cultures and countries are invited to come along to do a fabric painting using colours that represent their home country and depicting something that reminds them of home. As well as a great social event for people to meet, all the pieces of material painted during the day will be turned into a large quilt/wallhanging as a piece of art work which will be displayed at the Farnham Maltings. To find out more contact Faye Stacey, the project facilitator. Glasgow, Scotland Fairtrade coffee morning on Saturday 28th October 11am - 1.30pm. On the Sunday 29th at 11am service at Dennistoun Central Church. Contact Brenda Rennox for details at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Glasgow Netherauldhouse Evangelical Church will be holding a One World Week Coffee and Crafts event on 28th October between 10.30am and 12.30pm in the church at 51 Netherauldhouse Road, Newlands Glasgow G43. Fairly traded products and Christmas cards will be on sale from Traidcraft and The Leprosy Mission Scotland. Gloucestershire Churches Together in Bishop’s Cleeve, Saturday 21st The Traidcraft stall will be at the War Memorial from 10am. Litter Pick As Churches Together will seek to demonstrate our commitment to the community by tidying up the centre of Bishop’s Cleeve,10am-12noon. Meet at St Michael’s Hall at 10am. Sunday 22nd, You are invited to meet at 2pm at St Michael’s Church to walk towards the racecourse to meet walkers from Cheltenham and to accompany them back to the Methodist Church. Music will be led by ‘The Lamplighters’ from St Mark’s Methodist Church, Cheltenham and the preacher will be Rev Oseias Silver from Brazil who is currently serving as a Mission Partner in Tewkesbury. Tuesday 24th October ‘Pam’s Party’ will again be at Wendlesfoot, Two Hedges Road from 10am to 6pm. There will be the usual wide range of Traidcraft goods and gifts together with refreshments. Also on Tuesday 24th at the lecture theatre (Elwes Building) at the Park Campus of the University of Gloucestershire, in Cheltenham, there will be a Fairtrade Debate, with Barbara Crowther, Head of Communications at the Fairtrade Foundation, Hilary Parsons, Head of Corporate Affairs at Nestle and her equivalent at Kraft/Kenco, Jonathan Horrell. All are welcome and entry is free but it would be helpful to know if you intend to come (phone Jerry Barr on 244785 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) Gloucestershire CHURCHES TOGETHER AROUND FAIRFORD Monday 23rd October 7.30pm 'Mind The Gap' Service, Display and Fairtrade Desserts at Fairford United Church (Congregational/Methodist),Milton Street, Fairford.Monday 16th - Thursday 19th October ,One World Week display board at Fairford Library. Rev Tony Barnes, Tel: 01285 653655 Hammersmith 'Mind the Gap' (between words and actions) hosted by the Local Agenda 21 Forum. Presentations and workshops on (1) Climate Change and (2) Trade Justice, including Fair Trade. Wednesday 25 October,7 for 7.30pm - 9.15pm at Hammersmith & Fulham Visitor Information Centre, 20 Broadway Shopping Centre, London, W6. Free admission with donation towards Fairtrade refreshments. Helen Rimmer, H&F Friends of the Earth, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 07940 006783 or Mary Corrall, H&F LA21 Forum and Fairtrade Steering Group, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , 020 8748 7955 Hertfordshire The Parish Church of St Michael, St Albans has organised an Autumn Education Programme during the month of October with four speakers from different faiths. The focus is a dialogue between the Christian faith and those other faiths with each having an opportunity to understand and learn from the other. The programme culminates during One World Week with a Muslim speaker.
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Highland Perthshire Thursday 19 October at 7.30pm in the Locus Centre, Aberfeldy Heartland Film Society show The Constant Gardener. This film show is open to all: tickets, £4 for adults, £2.50 for under 16s, will be available at the door. Kent and the Wider World is offering workshops in the classroom. Topics include Trade justice and Global Issues. Sessions would normally cost £30/ hour or £150/ day but Kent and the Wider World is able to provide a limited number of workshops free of charge for One World Week. To book, contact Kent and the Wider World on 01622 689 498 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . As One World Week is during half term, Kent and the Wider World will offer these workshops in the preceding week (16th-20th October). Lancaster Churches Together are having a One World Week service on 25 October at 7.30pm, St Martin's College Chapel, Bowerham Road, Lancaster. 'Mind the Gap' is the title for the service, and the speaker is Vincent Vezha from Zimbabwe. There will also be a One World Week choir, conducted by Christine Medd, singing at the service. For more information contact Arton Medd on 01524 64730.
Liverpool The Alt Valley Churches Justice and Peace group ( which is made up of clergy and congregation from St Cuthberts C of E Church, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church and The Church of the Good Shepherd) is holding a 'One World Taster Evening' on Friday 20th October 6.30 - 8.30 to be held at The Good Shepherd church on Lower House Lane, Liverpool. The event will give the opportunity to taste different dishes from around the globe. The congregations of each Church have volunteered to prepare and serve food from around 10 different countries including Chinese, Dutch, French, Italian and Welsh. There will be music and a quiz and also a raffle on the night. Tickets for the food are £1 (accompanied under 12's free) and money raised will go towards the cost of the evening with any residual money being donated to yourselves at One World Week. Sponsored by Liverpool World Centre, with stalls from over 20 countries, displays and workshops highlighting the Mind The Gap themes of trade justice, peace and conflict-resolution and global warming. We'll have ceremonies to welcome the different BME communities that have settled in Liverpool and a ceremony to thank and acknowledge unsung heroes/heroines, nominated by their own communities, who have contributed to their community. We'll have short plays, poetry and poster-making around the OWW themes and we're working on creating a big, unifying, celebratory, participatory activity to round off the event which will take place in Granby/Toxteth, home to the largest BME community in Liverpool. Oh, and we're making a major effort to involve young people this year. Details: Paul Edwards, Peter Ogunsiji or Faiza Alasaly- Liverpool World Centre. Luton Grassroots (an ecumenical Christian community organisation in Luton) in co-operation with the Luton Council of Faiths and The University Chaplaincy Centre, will sponsor a free concert with Berakah, on Friday 6 October at 7:00 pm, in the University of Bedfordshire's Sir Ian Dixon Theatre. David Jonathan (Johny)Co-ordinator, GRASSROOTS Tel. No. 01582 416946 Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 9 November "A Multi-faith Evening of Sacred Music & Scriptural Recitations" Around the Theme of “Spirituality of Justice” (Fair Trade & Trade Justice Issues) will be held at blenheim Baptist Church London Debt Relief Tour Film Screenings and International Speaker. The East London based charity WORLDwrite has arranged an exceptional opportunity for community groups, schools, colleges and businesses to find out what last year’s G8 jamboree really delivered for our peers in the developing world. Filmed in Ghana by a volunteer film crew WORLDwrite is touring a 28 minute documentary critically examining the impact of debt relief, with a speaker flown in from Ghana to answer questions. The tour will run from 18th October to 10th December 2006. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 0208 985 5435 to host a screening & Q&A session. Macclesfield St Paul's Church plan to have an evening service on Sunday 29th October at 6.30 p.m. that is dedicated to One World Week issues. (Rev.Jeremy Tear) Malvern will hold a series of events from 22nd october to 29th October. On Monday 23rd October will be a Prayers For Peace at Lyttelton Well Prayer Room 12noon-1.00 pm. On Wednesday 25th October there will be an Open Meeting with Norman Kember ( of Christian Peacemaker Teams) at the Baptist Church, Abbey Road at 7.30 pm. Light refreshments will be served. On Friday 27th October there will be Shoppers' Service at Malvern Link URC at 10.30 am, followed by coffee with Traidstall and Christian Aid Cards. On Sunday 29th October there will be a United Service at Lansdowne Crescent Methodist Church at 6 pm. The preacher is The Revd Bill Anderson (Chair of the Birmingham Methodist District) Mendham, Suffolk All Saints Church will be holding a One World Week service on Sunday Oct 22nd at 9.30 am on the theme of ‘Mind the Gap’. Fair Trade refreshments will be available. Speaker will be Revd Chris Walton, Outreach Director of the Ringsfield Hall Eco- study Centre. Info from Gillian Scott; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Newport Black History 2006 is brought to you by the South East Wales Racial Equality Council (SEWREC), the Black Heritage Association Cymru (BHAC), the Southern People’s Project (SoPPro) and Urban Circle. Following on from last year’s successful event at the Riverfront Arts Centre we bring you a range of historical and contemporary projects to entertain, to educate and to demonstrate the skills of local people (please click on the heading below for more information): www.sewrec.org.uk/bhm/urbancircle.mht Breakdancing, Djing and Rapping: www.urbancircle.co.uk – learn how with Newport’s finest, youth-led music project – Urban Circle Newport African Art Project: www.sewrec.org.uk/bhm/artproject.mht – a specially commissioned exhibition by London based Congolese artist, Dominique Mwankumi, working with Sudanese artists based here in Gwent – SoPPro Independent Police Complaints Commission:http://www.sewrec.org.uk/bhm/agm.mht – Commissioner Tom Davies speaks about the work of the IPCC including their work on racial complaints and high profile anti-terrorist operations like the fatal shooting by Police of Brazilian student Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell Tube Station – SEWREC Pressure: www.sewrec.org.uk/bhm/pressure.mht – Britain’s First Black feature film – fast cars and lots of angst – SEWREC Mock Trial – Real Issues: www.sewrec.org.uk/bhm/trial.mht Gwent Criminal Justice Board explore the issues around racially motivated offences through this mock trial acted out by real Crown Prosecutors and Magistrates. Complete with explanations and a chance to ask questions. In-Visible Ikons: www.sewrec.org.uk/bhm/roikwabena.mht A multi media lecture and exploration of Black and multi-heritage representation in historic art, literature, religion, science, architecture and the media led by Dr Roi Kwabena – SEWREC African Story Telling: www.sewrec.org.uk/bhm/storytelling.mht – Recreating the art of traditional African story telling with authentic stories from West Africa to enchant adults and children alike – SoPPro Newport Community Choir & Gloucester Gospel Choir. For the first time these Choirs bring together African and Caribbean Gospel styles. www.sewrec.org.uk/bhm/gospel.mht
Neyland 17th October – White Band Day – Stand at Cleaddau Bridge Hotel Youth Conference to promote One World Week and White Band Day
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, for further details. North Wales CAFOD and Christian Aid in North Wales have invited the Riding Lights theatre company to perform "Pipe Dreams" in the William Aston Hall, in NEWI (North East Wales Institute) on Friday, 27 October at 7pm. We hope that through this comic drama we will mind the gap in access to clean water in the world and see ways in which we can bridge it. (Water Aid celebrates 25 years this year.) Polperro, at Methodist Church a service is being planned by Looe & ?District Churches Together to celebrate One World Week on Tuesday October 24th at 7pm. The guest preacher will be The Rt. Revd. Roy Screech, Bishop of St. Germans, who will speak about his visit to the diocese of Umzimvubu in South Africa. The service will be followed by a shared supper of foods from around the world! (Revd. Linda Smith). Pontypridd Christians Together One World Week service on the theme of Racial Justice at St David’s Uniting Church, Gelliwastad Road, on 29 October, 3.30pm, with Preacher the Rt Revd Roger Sainsbury. Renfrewshire Fairtrade Coffee Morning at Community Centre, Greenock Road, Bishopton on Saturday, 28th October, 10 am-12 noon and a Fairtrade presentation, information on how to MIND THE GAP and mutlicultural craft activities for children, especially using recycled materials Contact Celia Mackie, Bishopton Fairtrade Steering Group for details. Rhondda Lower Rhondda Ecumenical Christians One World Week service at St Paul’s Church, Birchgrove Street, Porth, on 26 October, 7pm, with Preacher Revd Graham Lloyd, Vicar of St John’s, Cymmer & St Luke’s, Llwyncelyn. Rochdale World Development Movement Group are pursuing the aims of OWW by offering themselves to various community groups as speakers both during OWW and during the remainder of the year. Contact Jan Hicks, Secretary for details at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Ross-on-Wye An Exhibition of missionary & aid societies supported by the Churches of Ross-on-Wye & District at Market Place on 27 October, 10am-4pm. Rotherham are celebrating One World with an evening of music, drama and food from around the world with craft stalls and other exhibits - Saturday 28th Ocotber 630- 9 pm at Eastwood Mission Church, St Anne's Roundabout, Rotherham. Details from 01709 542571 Salisbury Mind the Gap: Stories from the Separation Barrier in Israel/Palestine - a day conference with Jan Sutch Pickard of the Iona community will be held at Sarum College on 23 October. For further details, please contact Fiona Hulbert (01722 424838; www.sarum.ac.uk). Shoreham-by-Sea has a program of events running from 22nd Oct to 29 th Oct. There will be a Sunday School for all children at Community Center Room 8 from 10.30 to 11.30 a.m on 22nd Oct .The same day there will be an Asia Afternoon, an informal afternoon to learn a little about another culture , at St Giles ,4 p.m. On 24 th Oct there will be Tanzanian Afternoon and Evening at Convent at 2-4 and 7.30 to 9 p.m .On the same day there is a Fair Trade Fashion Show at Methodist Church from 6.30 to 9 p.m. On 25 th Oct there is a Fair Trade Stall at Community Centre 9-12 in morning. On 26 th Oct there will be a Children Workshop using recycled materials at COGS Church Hall 2-4 p.m. On 27 th Oct there is a Fair Trade coffee morning and Video at St Peter's 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. The same day there is a Taize Service for World Peace at St Peter's 6-6.45 p.m. On 28 th Oct there will be Africa Day at Community Centre and St Mary's from 9 to 4 p.m. On 29 th Oct there will be Shoreham Churches Together United Service & Garth Hewitt at Methodist Church at 6 p.m. For more events contact Shoreham Churches Together Special Events Group, Secretary Sheila Powell (Tel No: 01273 453709; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) Somerset Strode college will be running a series of cultural events such as African/Indian drumming, world cuisine classes, dancing, Language taster sessions as well hosting their 2nd OWW Music for Change Concert. They will also be preparing lesson and tutorial plans as well as a series of debates on OWW issues which will be exploring differences and diversity within our community. Southampton 'Mind the gap... between peace-loving and peace-making' Saturday 28 October, 7.30 pm, Swaythling Methodist Church, 282 Burgess Rd, Southampton, SO16 3BE. An event for One World Week with Norman Kember (Peace activist and former hostage in Iraq) plus Harbour Lites steel band. Tickets £1 from October Books www.octoberbooks.org (limited number available on the door) Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Southwold (Suffolk) Christians Together are planning a youth workshop and act of worship on the environmental part of this year's theme. Sunday 22 October, at 4pm in St Margaret's Church, Reydon. All young people in the area are invited to a workshop about how we can connect our words and actions to help save our planet. At 5.30pm, everyone is invited to a short act of worship that will have been planned during the workshop. Contact Jenny Allen on 01502478314 for further details. St Albans The Parish Church of St Michael has organised an Autumn Education Programme during the month of October with four speakers from different faiths. The focus is a dialogue between the Christian faith and those other faiths with each having an opportunity to understand and learn from the other. The programme culminates during One World Week with a Muslim speaker.
The details are: Each talk starts at 7.45 for 8.00 pm and will be held in the Parish Centre in the grounds of the Parish Church of St Michael, St Michael's Village, St Albans, Hertfordshire. For more information visit the Church's website www.stmichaels-parishchurch.org.uk
Stockton-on-Tees Newtown Community Resource Centre will be holding a full day's event on Saturday 28 October 2006 from 11am until 4pm. The day will consist of a variety of multi-cultural dance and arts, and will be promoting Fairtrade products and information as Stockton-on-Tees aims to achieve Fairtrade Borough status. Newtown Community Resource Centre is located at Durham Road, Stockton-on-Tees (01642 614126/602749). 1. Hersham Centre for Retired People, Queens Road, Hersham, Surrey Contact: Centre Manager on 01932 246267 Programme:
Mon 23rd Oct – American Day with themed Lunch 2. Cobham Centre for Retired People, Oakdene Road, Cobham, Surrey Contact: Centre Manager on 09132 867601 Programme:
Themed lunch from 5 countries through the week. 3. Walton Centre for Retired People, Manor Road, Walton on Thames Contact: Centre Manager on 01932 247549 Programme:
Themed lunch from 5 countries through the week. Will be decorating the restaurant accordingly & play music typical of those countries. 4. Claygate Centre for Retired People, Elm Road, Claygate, Contact: Centre Manager on 01372 463476 Programme: Themed lunch from 5 countries through the week. Swaythling Methodist Church will hold a talk on "Mind the gap, Between peace-loving and peace-making" on Saturday 28th October, 7.30 p.m at 282 Burgess Road, SO163BE.The speaker is Norman Kember, who is a Peace-activist and former hostage in Iraq. There will also be a performance by Harbour Lites-Southampton Steel Band. Wells Somerset Environmental Awareness Competition for Adults & Children
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Welwyn/Hatfield Events TUESDAY 24 OCTOBER (United Nations Day) Westminster Raising funds from Rich- Major donor fundraising conference on 19th October in Central Hall Westminster. For details please call David Senior, Marketing Director-020864241 Witham On Saturday 28 October 2006 will be holding a WATER AWARENESS DAY at the Witham United Reformed Church between 10am and 2pm. Morning coffee and lunches will be available. There will be displays and talks by organisations involved in bridging the gap for those in other countries who do not have easy access to drinking water and reminding us who do have access to conserve it and MIND THE GAP - TURN OFF THE TAP. We shall also be supporting Water Aid's "Knit a River" campaign by knitting blue squares which will be sent to London to be added to a giant river. Organised by Churches Together/Witham International Christian Fellowship. Contact Janet Bentley 4 Wharfe Close Witham Essex Tel 01376 512828. Woking 8pm Thursday 26 October, Mayford Village Hall, Saunders Lane, Mayford, Woking. Woking's New Cinema Club presents "Paradise Now" as their annual film to mark One World Week. Tickets cost £4.00 (Ample free car parking). Nominated at the 2006 Oscars, this tale of two Palestinian friends recruited for a fatal assignment that goes awry is told with non-judgmental grace by director and co-writer Hany Abu-Assad. Charting the mission's run-up in vivid detail, he neither martyrs his characters nor paints them as monsters. The result is a tense, thoughtful drama that's as absorbing as it is relevant. For more information please call Steve Lock, Membership Secretary on (01483) 475745 or visit our website at: www.wncc.org.uk
Woodstock A service is to be held at 6 pm on Sunday October 22nd in St Mary Magdalene's Church. The speaker will be Esther Niyobuhungiro from Christian Aid's partners in Kigali, Rwanda, who work with young people orphaned by HIV/AIDS or by genocide.
The Wool Churches Together group are having a Joint Service on Sunday 22nd October at 3 pm. Churches involved will be St Joseph's Catholic Church, Holy Rood Parish Church, Methodist Church, Purbeck Vineyard Church, Salvation Army and the local Padre from Bovington Camp. The service will be at the Catholic Church. www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2006
Burton upon Trent Inter Faith Network (BIFN) has also successfully applied for grants to be used to further develop work that has been carried out as One World Week for more than 10 years, and from which BIFN has grown. In addition to helping with administration and publicity, development will include in-house training to help make further contacts among all local faiths. Syd Bill, Convenor/secretary BIFN/OWW, who has played a significant role in the group's growth has recently retired: His enthusiasm and commitment to One World Week will be sorely missed. |