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CLAS update – PROPERTY & PLANNING
Churches’ Legislation Advisory Service PROPERTY & PLANNING Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: updateFor information and possibly for actionAs mentioned in our last circular, the draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (aka “Martyn’s Law”) will impose...
CLAS update – PROPERTY & PLANNING
Churches’ Legislation Advisory Service PROPERTY & PLANNING Regulation of short-term lettingsFor informationDLUHC and DCMS have announced that, in principle, there will be changes to the rules on short-term lettings, presumably in England only. Under the proposals:...
CLAS update – Churches and the General Election
Churches’ Legislation Advisory Service FAITH & SOCIETY Churches and the forthcoming General ElectionFor information and possibly for actionCTBI has relaunched its Churches’ General Election website in partnership with national ecumenical organisations including...
Don’t forget to book your place at…..
Sunday 25th February 2024 at 3.30pm Hutton and Shenfield, Union Church, Brentwood CM13 2NA Family Ticket £10 (2 Adults + Children) or Children £2.50 For Further Information Please contact Nicola Grieves 07515721172 To book email...
Church Secretaries Network
Church Secretaries are invited you to join in an informal supportive network to exchange ideas and offer support and advice to each other. There is no commitment, just pop on to a zoom session as often or as infrequently as you want. This is a space to support each...
Eco Church Award
Wroxham and Hoveton URC in Norfolk have just gained their A Rocha Silver Eco-Church award. We have a team of ‘Eco Warriors’ who have committed to making our church as eco-friendly as possible. Each month our magazine has hints and tips to help all of us to apply these...
Update on Lekkerwater Secondary school
Greetings to you. I hope you are well. Please find a video on Lekkerwater Secondary school. I hope this will give you recent information on the school. The school administration will be sending you an email to appreciate the donations they have received from you...
URC Spirituality: Zoom Quiet Day
Candlemas and the Feast of St Brigid - a Quiet Day on Saturday 3 February 2024 We’re drawing together the last of Epiphany, Candlemas and the feast of St Brigid via Zoom, with contributions from Kathryn Price, Lesley Thompson and Mark Argent. We’ll be linking the...
Postcard from Prague
Thames North Synod has a ministry link with the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren (ECCB). As part of this link two ministers from the United Reformed Church are invited annually to share in the Ministers Conference hosted by the ECCB. I had the privilege of...