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Churches across the country are providing practical support for people in debt,

people going hungry, and refugees and asylum seekers.

The project, called 'Love your Neighbour', helps people in Crisis, tackles the Causes of poverty, always offering Care to the whole person.

Bill Shaw reports on how Churches in Southampton, London, and Gateshead

are making a difference:

Saint Mary's Church (saintmarys.church)

Hope Church Hounslow (hopehounslow.org.uk)

Alive Church | Gateshead

CAP UK | Home

This is a 60 second sample of the 'Christians against Climate Change' podcast. 'Christians against Climate Change' was recorded at 'The Big One' Climate Change protest in London on the 22nd of April, and includes interviews and extracts from a Church service held that day. This is a sample of the podcast - the complete podcast is below:

Christians have been taking part in 'The Big One' Climate Change protest in London.

The protest takes place over four days; the organisers say that 50,000 people will take part.

Groups such as Christian Climate Action, Green Christian and Christian Aid have been joining in; a Church Service led by Black Majority Churches has been held outside Parliament.

Bill Shaw has been at the protest:

More information:

Christian Climate Action – Direct action, public witness for the climate

Green Christian – Ordinary Christians, extraordinary times

Christian Aid - UK charity fighting global poverty - Christian Aid

Worship led by our friends from Black Majority Churches at The Big One – Christian Climate Action

Home - Extinction Rebellion UK

Hundreds of young Christians took part in a national relay walk to COP26 to protest about climate change.

Members of the Young Christian Climate Network (YCCN) took it in turns to walk from St Ives in Cornwall, and Swansea in Wales, to Glasgow, for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in October 2021.

The Church of England is committed to being carbon neutral by 2030, and is supporting initiatives such as Eco-Churches, lobbying Parliament, and the relay walk

Bill Shaw reports….

Christians are taking part in an Extinction Rebellion protest in London.

Members of Christian Climate Action are joining in to raise awareness of Climate Change.

Bill Shaw spoke to campaigner Rev Helen Burnett

(this podcast was recorded when Liz Truss was Prime Minister)

https://christianclimateaction.org/

https://rebellion.global/

https://www.stopcambo.org.uk/

People joining the TUC demonstration in London on the 18th of June 2022 explain why they are taking part

The Church of England is actively involved in a wide range of sports, both by providing Chaplains, and running sports projects.

Eight areas - Birmingham, Blackburn, Ely, Gloucester, Guildford, Kensington in London, Norwich, and Rochester- are 'Sport and Wellbeing' Diocese, where the Church aims to promote physical, emotional and spiritual well-being through sport.

Please click here for more information.

Photos by Philippe Oursel, Max Leveridge and Wan San Yip on Unsplash

With thanks to BBC Sound Effects

Demonstrators outside the Russian Embassy in London say why they are protesting about the invasion of Ukraine, as drivers toot their horns in support

If you could play any instrument in an orchestra, which one would you choose? How about one of the largest and most complex - the harp. Janice Nash has been playing the harp since she was a music student; Bill Shaw asked her about the instrument, the music, and the orchestras she has been part of....

Photo by Sara Budhwani on Unsplash

With the Lionesses through to the finals of the Women's World Cup, here's a Sixty Second Sample of the 'Church and Football' podcast. The podcast was made in 2021; Becky Jane, of Charlton Athletic Women's Team, starts by commenting on the profile that women's football was getting then:

Photo by Lars Bo Nielsen on Unsplash