Events ■ 2 September Stoke Festival Stoke-on-Trent Come and support the Christian Aid Climate Changed campaign and meet some of the members of the unit team. Contact Abi Pattison by email, APattison@christian-aid.org
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■ 2 September 5-a-side football tournament 7pm Goals Soccer Centre, Beckenham We’d love to have a team from your church take part in our tournament. Contact London unit for full details on london@christian-aid.org. ■ 3-4 September Walk the Line 1:30pm Aberdeen Sponsored walk along the Old Deeside Railway Line, an annual fundraising event organised by Aberdeen Christian Aid Committee. Contact Jean Rutherford on 01224 480654 ■ 15 September Take a Day Out with Christian Aid 10am-4pm The Nightingale Centre Great Hucklow, Derbyshire Spend the day reflecting on stories from around the world. The event is costing Christian Aid £15 per person, so donations are welcome to help cover this cost. Contact Mark Vyner on 01530 417522 ■ 21 September Tea Time 6-10pm Venue: all over the world Hold your own fund-raising event and ask your friends to give you a donation to Christian Aid in return for a cup of tea or piece of cake. Contact www.christianaid.org/teatime ■ 22 September Autumn coffee morning for Christian Aid 10:30am-12noon St Andrew’s Church Hall, Longton, Preston To be opened by the Bishop of Blackburn. Cakes, plants, Christmas cards, gifts, fairtrade stall. Contact Cath Greenlees on 01772 613500 ■ 1 October Climate Change Debate 6-10pm Staffordshire University’s Film Theatre. Panellists include Joan Walley, MP for Stoke North, and representatives from Christian Aid. Contact Charlotte Marshall on 0121 200 2283
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Christian Aid’s protest march, calling for action on climate change, continues to wind its way around the UK. If you haven’t caught up with them already, here’s where the marchers will be during September, ending on 2 October with the final rally at the Stock Exchange in London and a service at St Paul’s Cathedral. For more details, visit www.christianaid.org. uk/climate or contact your local Christian Aid office. Tickets for the service, which are free, will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis after the closing date of 6 September. To apply, phone 020 7523 2258.
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■ 2 November Faithworks Conference 2007 8-9am City Temple, Holborn, London A breakfast to hear Europe’s leading futurist, Dr Patrick Dixon, together with Christian Aid staff, explain what we can do to help people in poor countries, who are paying the price of a problem they did little to create –
■ 9 November Sing for your Supper Holy Cross Church Timperley An evening of entertainment and supper. Collection in support of Christian Aid. Free entry but booking essential. Contact Doris Robinson on 0161 973 2882. Christian Aid News
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