Have a good Christian Aid Week We would like to wish all Christian Aid groups a successful and inspiring Christian Aid Week! Across all the regions it has been inspiring to meet many of you at events and individually. We look forward to celebrating your successes and working in partnership with you as we inspire others to join together to give the tools to help people in poverty out of poverty.
EVENTS IN NORTH ENGLAND
SUNDAY 8 APRIL – MONDAY 9 APRIL Halifax Long March 10pm-9am, from YMCA, Crossley Street, Halifax HX1 1UG. The 47th staging of this marathon-length sponsored night hike in Calderdale, which has raised more than £360,000 for Christian Aid over its lifetime. For more information and to register, visit longmarch.org.uk or contact our Yorkshire office on 0113 244 4764. THURSDAY 12 APRIL – WEDNESDAY 2 MAY Poverty Over exhibition Bradford Cathedral, BD1 4EH. Contact the Yorkshire office, as above, for information about events and opening times. TUESDAY 17 APRIL Penistone open evening An opportunity to find out about Christian Aid Week and hear some of the inspiring stories from our partners in Sierra Leone. Contact Rev Antony Tomlinson on 01226 764868 or email revantony@aol.com SATURDAY 21 APRIL Christian Aid evensong service 5.15pm, York Minster. Guest speaker Inderjit Bhogal, from the Corrymeela Community in Northern Ireland. For more information, contact christianaidyork@googlemail. com THURSDAY 26 APRIL, THURSDAY 3 MAY Three Chords and the Truth 7.30pm, St. Martin’s, Heaton, Bradford. A concert to entertain, inform and inspire, with John and Cath Froud (Zephaniah Trust) and Alex Jones (Christian Aid). Tickets £5 from johnfroud@zeph.org.uk or call 01274 580817. SUNDAY 29 APRIL Morley Christian Aid service 6.30pm, St. Peter’s, Morley. Speaker: Lindsey Pearson talks about Christian Aid Week and Sierra Leone. All welcome. SaturDAY 5 may Walk the Waterfront in Liverpool 10.30am, Otterspool. Join this five-mile walk from Otterspool to Pierhead. For
details, contact Eirlys Jessop on 01925 573769 or email ejessop@ christian-aid.org sunDAY 6 MAY Christian Aid service 10.30am, Manchester Cathedral. Rev David Hardman will talk about his visit to Christian Aid partners in Tajikistan. MONDAY 7 MAY Sheffield May Day Trek 9.30am, Bolsterstone Village Hall. A 5-, 10- or 15-mile sponsored walk on the edge of the Peak District. For more details and to register, visit sheffieldmaydaytrek. org.uk or contact the Yorkshire office, as before. SATURDAY 12 MAY Lyme Park Sponsored Walk 9.30am, St Martin’s Church, Higher Poynton. Imagine you’re an extra in Pride and Prejudice! Come and enjoy an eight-mile circular walk in the beautiful grounds of Lyme Park or a three-mile shorter walk. For more information contact Jill Smith 0161 485 5041, or email codnersmith@yahoo.co.uk SATURDAY 12 MAY Humber Bridge Cross Sponsored Walk 2pm, start from either end of the bridge. Join the 30th anniversary staging of the sponsored walk across this iconic bridge. The span is about a mile, so walking there and back is about two-and-a-half miles. Last year’s walk raised a total of £8,000. Help us top that this year. For more information, contact gilldalby@gilldalby.karoo.co.uk SATURDAY 12 MAY Busk Aid Sheffield city centre. For more information, contact Alison Tresize, as before SunDAY 13 MAY Kelsall ecumenical service 10.30am, St Philips’s Church, Kelsall, Cheshire. Speaker: Linda Tiongco from Christian Aid. SunDAY 13 MAY Stockton Heath ecumenical service 3pm, Methodist Church Stockton Heath, Warrington. Speaker: Eirlys Jessop from Christian Aid. If you would like a speaker for your Christian Aid Week service, please contact your regional office.
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SUNDAY 13 MAY Sponsored Walk 2pm, St Michael’s Church, Filey Road, Scarborough. A four-mile walk around the town, taking in magnifent views of the South Bay, the harbour and the castle headland. For more information contact davidgarnerbridge@googlemail. com MONDAY 14 MAY – FRIDAY 18 MAY Way of the Roses Sponsored Bike Ride 11am, Morecambe. A group of seven Christian Aid staff and supporters will cycle 170 miles, from Morecambe to Bridlington in five days, visiting supporters, attending fundraisers and helping out with house-tohouse collections. If you can offer support, contact scooper@ christian-aid.org or call the Yorkshire office on 0113 244 4764. TUESDAY 15 MAY Christian Aid Week 2012 event 7.15pm, Christ the King, Battyeford, Mirfield. For more information, contact Maggie McLean at m.a.mclean@ btinternet.com or call 01924 493277. TUESDAY 15 MAY – SATURDAY 19 MAY Cake stall 10am-4pm, Boyes department store, Scarborough. A stall of cake and provisions home-made by members of Scarborough’s 30 churches. For more information, contact david garnerbridge@googlemail.com friDAY 18 MAY Christian Aid Week supper 7.30pm, Kirkby Lonsdale. Speaker Linda Tiongco talks about her experience of the Philippines typhoon. SATURDAY 19 MAY West Craven Sponsored Walk St Andrew’s Methodist Church Barnoldswick. A lovely 12-mile walk following
parts of the Leeds-Liverpool canal towpath and The Pendle Way. For more details, contact Julie Bryan on 07896 964371 or email walks@christian-aid.org SATURDAY 19 MAY Mini market with stalls Churches Together in Dewsbury, outside Longcauseway Church, Dewsbury. Plus coffee morning, light lunches and teas. For details, contact Gill Beckett at gill.w.beckett@ntlworld.com or call 01924 510401. SATURDAY 26 MAY Roundhay Park Sponsored Walk 10.30am. A walk of about five miles, arranged by Morley Christian Aid group. For details, contact Hazel Rennison at msr52@hotmail. co.uk or call 0113 253 5107 SUNDAY 27 MAY Sheffield Half Marathon and Fun Run Run for Christian Aid. Enter at sheffieldmarathon.com For help with fundraising, vests and support, contact the Yorkshire office, on 0113 244 4764. WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE, THURSDAY 14 JUNE Christian Aid Week thank yous Wednesday 13 June – Newcastle 10.30am-2pm, St Nicholas Cathedral Education Centre NE1 1PF For more information, email newcastle@christian-aid. org or call 0191 228 0115. Thursday 14 June – Warrington 11am-3pm, Northwest Christian Aid office. Speaker: Bishop of Rochdale, Mark Davies. To book, call 01925 573769 or email warrington@christian-aid.org SATURDAY 7 JULY Sheffield Night Hike 8pm, St. Luke’s Lodge Moor. A 17-mile night hike out into the Peak District. For more information and to register, visit sheffieldnighthike.org.uk or contact the Yorkshire office, as above The Humber Bridge
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