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Norwich minister discovers 70-year-old painting  A Norwich church minister has recently re-discovered a picture he drew almost 70 years ago of The Wondrous Cross, which hung in two churches in Hampshire for many years. Dr Alan Clifford, aged 79, is now Pastor of Norwich Reformed Church. Born in 1941, he was brought up attending the Primitive Methodist chapel in Farnborough.   “Sadly, my father was an atheist, but my dear mother took me and my two sisters to the services,” he said. “I will always thank God for the early grounding in the Christian faith by faithful Sunday school te...

Date for Norwich Passion Play is announced Celebrate Norfolk has announced the date for the Norwich Passion Play at Easter 2022 and the chance to see two passion plays online this Easter. Celebrate is co-ordinating a project to bring well-known professional Christian theatre company Saltmine to perform a Passion Play on the streets of Norwich. And the proposed date has just been announced as Easter Saturday, April 16, 2022. Saltmine produced and performed a Passion Play in Birmingham city centre in 2019, which attracted audiences of several thousand people and you can watch that play onl...

Four Norfolk Christians recognised by the Queen  Four Norfolk Christians have today been recognised by Her Majesty the Queen for their service to the community in the centuries-old Royal Maundy Money tradition. The giving of Royal Maundy Money by HM The Queen is a long-established tradition. The name “Maundy” and the ceremony itself derive from an instruction of Jesus at the Last Supper that his followers should love one another. This symbolic act of giving a gift of money in small purses is a ceremonial living out of that Christian care. There are as many recipients as there are yea...

London City launches scheme to help local communities recover from COVID-19 Primary tabs 1st April 2021 The London City Helpers programme will help tackle unemployment and provide support to those from disadvantaged backgrounds London City Airport has launched the ‘London City Helpers’ programme, which aims to help communities in the East of the capital recover from the effects of COVID-19. The programme initiated by the airport and delivered in partnership with the East London Business Alliance (ELBA) and local partners, will work with the community to tackle unemployment and addresses i...

Suicide prevention training on offer in Norfolk  Norfolk and Waveney Mind is providing free QPR gatekeeper training for Suicide Prevention which is well suited to anyone working or volunteering in churches in this region. 1 in 5 people will experience serious thoughts of suicide during their lifetime. Loss of life to suicide is of national concern – it’s the leading cause of death in several population groups – and the evidence is that it’s preventable.   During this current pandemic, the numbers are likely to increase. That means you’re likely to know someone – a friend, f...