Churches Together in Poole

Christian Groups and Organisations

Activities and Projects shared at the Relaunch Meeting of 12^th June 2008
with contacts for learning more, for volunteering prayer and other support:

Fair & Square Café:
at Longfleet URC, opposite Poole Hospital. Thursdays and Fridays, 10.00-2.00. Loraine Russell poolefood@hotmail.co.uk 01202 665966

Bridging Communities:
Up to 10,000 new people are coming to Poole. Alison Dalton is seconded from the URC to the project to ‘transform the regeneration area so that it reflects kingdom values, such as social justice and inclusion’. alison@davealison.charitydays.co.uk 01202 669566 or mob. 07908110121

Anglican deanery Youth Worker Project:
employing youth workers to work with young people across the town. Nigel Lloyd nigel.lloyd@dsl.pipex.com

Pioneer Regeneration Worker Post:
New Anglican post to work in the regeneration area, from a new fund for such innovative posts. Hope to include ecumenical partners in the management group. Nigel Lloyd nigel.lloyd@dsl.pipex.com

Faithworks:
Now broadening area of work to become Faithworks Wessex. Now based in Boscombe. 2 current projects:
- Debt and personal budget coaching – not professional counselling but assistance with personal budgeting and signposting to professional services.
- Compass: Co-ordination and signposting service for older people
Anne Bishop fwp.bishop@btinternet.com 01202 304004 www.faithworkspoole.info

Faithlinks: Inter-faith network across the conurbation with 2 current projects:
- Seeds of Change environmental project.
- Photographic project for capturing images of community.
Mark Philips M.Philips@poole.gov.uk 01202 733580

Borough Chaplaincy: 2 current projects:
- Pilot project with Primary Care Trust to work on mental health problems;
- Footprints - building on the work of the prisoner mentoring scheme established in Dorchester Prison, to support those released into the Poole area. Jonathan Martin jonathan.martin@poole.gov.uk 01202 733580 www.chaplaincypoole.info

Lent 09:
A Lent course will be available from the RC theologian Timothy Ratcliffe, who will be leading sessions in the area. Anglican Office sherborne.office@salisbury.anglican.org 01258 859110

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