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The Arthur Rank Centre  
A collaorative 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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Events & Conferences

 
1 Mar 2010 A roundtable day conference on “Homes or Assets? Restoring Faith in Housing” at the Arthur Rank Centre, organised by Church Action On Poverty & Housing Justice. For information, programme & booking form click here.Acrobat Logo (161Kb)
6 Mar 2010 Day conference on “Food Futures” at Redcliffe College in Gloucester, organised jointly by the John Ray Initiative (JRI) and Redcliffe College. For more information & booking form click here.
7 & 11 Mar 2010 BBC Radio 4 are featuring the Arthur Rank Centre as their Charity Appeal for that week, presented by Pam Rhodes. Please listen then if you can, or online for the whole of that week on www.bbc.co.uk/radio4. For a postcard-size flyer click here.Acrobat Logo
18 Mar 2010 Rural Youth Network Annual Conference at the Arthur Rank Centre, with the theme “Does Integrated Youth Support Services (IYSS) Work in Rural Areas?” For more information, including how to submit input for the conference, click here.
20 Mar 2010 Rural Mission Day 3 from Churches Together in All Lincolnshire (CTAL), at Queen Street Methodist Church, Horncastle. To equip Christians from all denominations for rural mission in Lincolnshire – part of the Lincolnshire 2009/2010 Mission Shaped Ministry course. For full details click hereAcrobat Logo and contact Simon Dean on 01522-504071 or at simon@ctal.org.uk to book.
21-22 Apr 2010 The Carnegie UK Trust Rural Development Programme is running a “Community Land Trusts Rural Practitioners’ Seminar”  in Cheshire. For more information click here.
11-12 Jun 2010 The Rural Theology Association (RTA) has rearranged the conference “Crunch in the Country” (cancelled due to floods in November) – still to be held at Rydal Hall in Cumbria. More details, and a booking form, can be found by clicking here. If you booked for the conference in November, you can either carry over this booking for June or cancel & obtain a refund by contacting the RTA Secretary by clicking here.
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. A flyerAcrobat Logo (171Kb) and booking formAcrobat Logo (21Kb) are available here; and all details are also available on the symposium website at: www.rural20.org