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What does the black poppy mean?

10th November 201814th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 617 Views 0 Comment African, black, black poppy, Caribbean, community, Novemebr 11th, Poppy, purple poppy, red poppy, remembrance, WhIte poppy, World War One

11 November is Remembrance Day – a day to commemorate the First World War and the conflicts that followed it.

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Icolyn ‘Ma’ Smith to receive Pride of Britain award

30th October 2018 Shirley McGreal 220 Views 0 Comment

The pensioner has run Oxford Community Soup Kitchen for 28 years, providing food, clothes and comfort to those in need

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CCT’s The Hayes Conference Centre hosts the CTE Forum 2018

28th September 2018 admin 360 Views 0 Comment and Pastor Agu Irukwu, Archbishop Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, christian, Christian Conference Trust, Churched Together in England, CTE Forum 2018, Free Churches Group, Hayes Conference Centre, His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos of London, Revd Canon Billy Kenned, Revd Dr Hugh Osgood, the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, the Pentecostal President, the President for the Orthodox churches, The Swanwick Declaration

The Hayes Conference Centre in Derbyshire (part of The Christian Conference Trust) recently played host to the ‘CTE Forum 2018’,

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Jeremy Corbyn defends Labour racism inquiry

24th September 2018 Josie McFarlane 195 Views 0 Comment #JeremyCorbyn ##Labour #racism #inquiry

Jeremy Corbyn has defended Labour’s handling of racism allegations against a councillor. Jim Dempster is said to have told officials

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Six church volunteers named as ‘Little Deeds, Big Difference’ competition winners

22nd September 201822nd September 2018 Josie McFarlane 389 Views 0 Comment #Ecclesiastical #church #winners’ #competition, community, Faith

Each of the volunteers will receive a prize of £2,000 for their church with one church set to win the

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Ascension Trust Evening Worship Celebration AND 25 Years Thanksgiving Service & Graduation Ceremony, 9th and 10th November 2018

2nd September 20181st September 2018 Becky Wybrow 254 Views 0 Comment #, #25 Years, #Christian #Event, #Church event, #Evening Worship, #Events in London, #Graduation Ceremony, #Thanksgiving Service, Ascension trust, BAME, christian, community, Faith

Ascension Trust is a Christian inter-denominational organisation with a passion to empower individuals to work together within their local community

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Home Office offered bonuses to Windrush firm, documents reveal

2nd September 201831st August 2018 admin 309 Views 0 Comment community

Incentivised contract gave Capita 2.5% extra payment if target for removals exceeded. The private company that handled the Windrush cases

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Cambridge to celebrate black alumni with University Library exhibition

1st September 201831st August 2018 admin 413 Views 0 Comment Archie Mafeje, Bez Adeosun, black, Black Cambridge students, Black Cantabs: History Makers, community, David Louis Clemetson, Diane Abbott, Elizabeth Bagaaya, Errollyn Wallen, Francis Williams, George Bridgetower, Gloria Claire Carpenter, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Justina Kehinde Ogunseitan, Michaelmas term, Naomie Harris, Royal Corridor, Stormzy Scholarship, Thandie Newton, University, Zadie Smith

The exhibition, entitled ‘Black Cantabs: History Makers’, will be on display along the UL’s Royal Corridor throughout Michaelmas term The

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Project Lab 2018 winners

31st August 201830th August 2018 Becky Wybrow 290 Views 0 Comment artisanal bread, Asian or Minority Ethnic, BAME, black, Black African Caribbean churches, Breaking Bread, Chernise Neo, Cinnamon Incubator Programme, Cinnamon Project Lab 2018, communities, community, community projects, Faith, health intervention, Healthy Church Initiative, Living Loss, marketing, nutritional health, Proof Bakery, Proudtobeme, Shola Oladipo, social needs, support refugee women, The Mercers’ Hall

Proof Bakery and the Healthy Church Initiative fought off stiff competition to win Cinnamon Project Lab 2018 at The Mercers’

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Grenfell council worker stole £60k from victims’ fund

31st August 201831st August 2018 Shirley McGreal 485 Views 0 Comment community, council finance manager, Fire, Grenfell, Grenfell Tower, Jenny McDonagh, Kensington and Chelsea borough council, NHS Trust, Robert Simpson, victims, Westminster Magistrates Court

A council finance manager stole £62,000 from survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster before splashing out on holidays and haircuts, a court heard.

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Church faces Charity Commission inquiry

30th August 201830th August 2018 Becky Wybrow 349 Views 0 Comment administration, assets, Bible studies, Charity Commission, charity funds, christian, Faith, financial loss, governance, management, MFMMI, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International, safeguard, trustees

Charities regulator, the Charity Commission, recently opened a statutory inquiry into Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International (MFMMI). The

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Westminster Abbey celebrates the Spirit of Windrush

29th August 201829th August 2018 Becky Wybrow 454 Views 0 Comment #Windrush, 70th anniversary, Bishop Blake, black, Caribbean people, christian, Church of England National Committee, Church of God in Christ UK, community, Empire Windrush, Evangelical Alliance, Faith, Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns, Pastor Agu Irukwu, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Reverend Canon Joel Edwards, Reverend Prebendary Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Right Honourable Justin Welby, Sadiq Khan, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, Thanksgiving, Theresa May MP, Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Westminster Abbey, windrush scandal

Over 2000 people, some representing three generations of Caribbean people in the UK, were present at a special Service of

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Jamie Oliver sparks outrage with Punchy Jerk Rice product

20th August 201820th August 2018 admin 830 Views 0 Comment black, British-Jamaican, cultural appreciation, cultural appropriation, Dawn Butler, Jamaica, Jamaican Jerk, Jamie Oliver, Jamie Oliver Punchy Jerk Rice, Jerk Rice, Keith Valentine Graham, Labour Shadow Minister, Levi Roots, Punchy Jerk Rice, Reggae Reggae Sauce, Women and Equalities

JAMIE OLIVER has been slammed by a number of social media users on Twitter, including Labour MP for Brent Central

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More than 5,500 UK churches convert to renewable energy

15th August 2018 Becky Wybrow 957 Views 0 Comment 2buy2, Anglican cathedrals, Baptist, Big Church Switch, Bristol, British churches, catholic, christian aid, church leaders, church of England, Church of England’s Environment Programme, Clean energy, Cliamte change, fossil fuels, green electricity, Methodist, Quaker, renewable electricity, Salisbury, Salvation Army congregations, Sheffield, Tearfund, York Minster

As temperatures soar around the world, raising concerns about climate change, more than 5,500 churches have put their faith in

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NHS must combat ‘white privilege’ and increase diversity

15th August 201815th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 558 Views 0 Comment Asian, BAME, BAME background, Birmingham Women’s & Children’s NHS Trust, black, bullying, community, discrimination, Diversity, harassment, leadership, minority ethnic, NHS, NHS England, or abuse, race equality, racial equality, Sarah-Jane Marsh, senior managers, unconscious bias, white privilege, workforce, Workforce Race Equality Scheme

In the NHS we have got a problem with ensuring that we have the right people in leadership positions to