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Norwich Christian community churches church news Norwich Norfolk

Yarmouth church provides children’s clothes Kingsgate Community Church in Great Yarmouth has just launched a new service to provide children’s clothing to needy local families. Lilies is a new friendly service that provides and delivers preloved children’s clothing, free of charge, for children aged 6 months to 11 years. It has been set up by the church, which runs the Kings Centre in Great Yarmouth, with the aim of continuing to meet needs and be a blessing in the community.   Rach...

Trust welcomes extension to VAT tax concession  Norfolk Churches Trust has warmly welcomed an extension to a VAT tax concession until March 2022. There had been growing fears that the 20-year VAT relief under the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme would end on March 31. Peter Sheppard, chairman of the Norfolk Churches Trust, said that the one-year extension was welcome news. “This is great news for churches, and I know that those facing major repairs will be relieved,” he added. Th...

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Norwich churchs year of family food initiatives  Teaming up with supermarket Morrisons to deliver pizza-making kits to local families in Catton, Norwich, over half-term, was just the latest in a pandemic-long series of initiatives by Oak Grove Community Church to help vulnerable people. Senior leader Darren Woodward, said: “Just before last Easter, when toilet rolls and pasta were in short supply, we came up with a simple response to the emerging pandemic and delivered simple care boxes o...

Norfolk Christian conference centre set to re-open  The Belsey Bridge Christian conference centre in South Norfolk is set to re-open on August 14 following the government’s announcement on its four-step strategy to lift restrictions. Its owner, the Christian Conference Trust, has also announced that its other two conference centres, The Hayes in Derbyshire and High Leigh in Hertfordshire will reopen from July 1. The trust says it is delighted that all events will be able to go ahead witho...

Uberising Faster And Better: What India Can Learn From UK Verdict On Treating Drivers As Workers by R Jagannathan - Feb 24, 2021 06:09 AM The Uber app. (NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/AFP/GettyImages) Snapshot Uberisation will get a bad name if it is equated with exploitation of workers desperately in need of incomes. We have to Uberise faster, but with better and fairer regulations. A few days ago, the United Kingdom Supreme Court, in a case involving Uber drivers, said that its drivers were not self-emp...

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Dippy the dinosaur given new Norwich dates  The nation’s favourite dinosaur is preparing to head to Norwich Cathedral this summer, following the Government’s new Covid-19 roadmap announcement on Monday. Postponed from both last year and earlier this year, the new summer 2021 dates have been announced for Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure.   Dippy, the Natural History Museum’s iconic 26-metre long Diplodocus cast, will be taking up residence in Norwich Cathedral’s Nave in...