Churches Together: Norfolk and Waveney

The Rev'd Simon Wilson

County Ecumenical Officer

Norfolk and Waveney Churches Together

The Rectory, Guist Road, Foulsham, Norfolk. NR20 5RZ

telephone 01362 683275

simon.wilson@norwich.anglican.org

Church Leaders speak out against plans for English Defence League march through Norwich
The English Defence League is planning its first ever march through Norwich on Saturday 10 November.
The leaders of all the Christian denominations in Norwich have issued the following joint statement:-

"The intention of the English Defence League to mount a demonstration in Norwich is entirely unwelcome. Norwich has a long history of welcoming strangers, often in considerable numbers. The integration of so many different groups into the life of this fine city is what gives Norwich such richness in its life today. This is a cause for celebration, and we must not allow this honourable tradition to be broken."

Fr David Bagstaff, Diocesan Administrator, Diocese of East Anglia (Roman Catholic)
Major David Jackson, Divisional Commander of the Eastern Region, Salvation Army
The Rt Revd Graham James, Bishop of Norwich (Church of England)
The Revd Richard Lewis, Regional Minister of the Eastern Baptist Association
John Myhill, on behalf of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
The Very Revd Graham Smith, Dean of Norwich (Church of England)
The Revd Graham Thompson, Chair of the East Anglian District of the Methodist Church
Fr James Walsh, Dean of the Cathedral Church of John the Baptist (Roman Catholic)
The Revd Paul Whittle, Moderator of the Eastern Synod of the United Reformed Church

The next meeting of Norfolk and Waveney Churches Together will take place on Novermber 29th at 1430hrs at Granary Court, Norwich.

The focus of this meeting will
be on local ecumenical partnerships and I am delighted that John Bradley, Field Officer of Churches Together in England will be providing some input on current issues facing LEPs and suggesting ways in which local expressions of Christian unity can be encouraged and supported.

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