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Thinking about what to do over the August Bank Holiday weekend? Now is the perfect time to get your plans sorted.
The Greenbelt Festival is scheduled to take place at Boughton House, Northamptonshire, from 28 to 31 August 2020 – and the United Reformed Church (URC) will be there once again as one of its partners.
For three years, the people of Zimbabwe have struggled to cope with the worst drought in a century.
The gushing water of Victoria Falls, a famous tourist attraction and one of the world’s natural wonders, has slowed to a trickle and most rural areas are now without crops, livestock and water.
The province of Idlib is the last stronghold of the rebel groups that have been trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad since 2011.
Since December 2019, it has been reported that more than 900,000 people have fled their homes in the area. The Syrian government and its allies are also said to have dropped more than 157 bombs on the province in one day.
A new Principal has been appointed for Westminster College, Cambridge, a United Reformed Church (URC) Resource Centre for Learning.
Following the resignation of the college’s current Principal, the Revd Neil Thorogood, who is returning to local church ministry, the Revd Samantha White has been appointed for a seven-year term from 1 September to August 2027.
