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The Arthur Rank Centre  
A collaborative unit supported by the National Churches,
the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Rank Foundation
serving the rural community and its churches.

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The Arthur Rank Centre is a Registered Charity supported by the National Churches, the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Rank Foundation to serve the rural community and its churches.

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The ARC has put together a selection of resources for use when celebrating Harvest. You can download them here.
National Care Farming Initiative - Catch up on all the latest news about NCFI and care farming in the UK with their latest NewsletterAcrobat Logo (472Kb).
The 3rd National Care Farm Conference "Care Farming – Working Partnerships" is on 16th September 2010 at Harper Adams University College, Shropshire 9.30am – 4.30pm. Download your booking form hereAcrobat Logo (505Kb).
Places of Worship @ The Heritage Alliance (POWAlliance) is the voice for all voluntary sector organisations promoting the sustainability and community benefit of historic places of worship. It is an action-oriented national forum designed to strengthen the voice of historic places of worship in national debates. The link to their manifesto is: http://www.heritagelink.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/THA_POW_manifesto_imposed.pdf 
3-5 Nov 2010 “Faith & the Future of the Countryside” is a major three-day ecumenical symposium helping mark 20 years since the publication of the landmark "Faith in the Countryside" report, at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire. All details are available on the symposium website at: www.rural20.org
18 September 2010 ‘Growing Organically’ Conference. This conference will cover the importance of church land management. It will also give practical examples of projects and open up opportunities to see what conservation potential church land may hold. The main speakers will be Professor Sir Ghillean Prance and Bishop James Jones, followed by informative and interactive workshops. A flyer and booking form are available hereAcrobat Logo (72Kb).
“Re-Shaping Rural Ministry: a theological & practical handbook” has recently been published by Canterbury Press; it has been jointly edited by Dr. Jill Hopkinson (the Church of England National Rural Officer) based at the Arthur Rank Centre. Copies can be obtained from us at £14.99 plus 75p for P&P. Email our Training & Resources Officer at laurac@rase.org.uk or phone her on 024-7685-3060 to get a copy.
“The Farming Thing: a layman’s guide to farming” by Rev. Stuart Wilson is a high quality, full colour & informative 100-page guide. All profits from sales are being split equally between the charities Farm Crisis Network, Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) & the Arthur Rank Centre itself. Email our Training & Resources Officer at laurac@rase.org.uk or phone her on 024-7685-3060 to get a copy - £6.75 each including P&P. 
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Website last updated: 24 July 2010 11:49