Churches Together at Northumberland County Show

We hope you enjoyed the County Show on 31st May 2010.

Thank you for visiting us virtually via your screen.

On this webpage we have put together a set of links which we hope will be helpful to you for following up any issues. We have grouped the links as follows:

CHURCHES

The Churches’ stand at the County Show is organised and staffed by members of many different churches and we are very happy to work together. We are also supported by North East Christian Churches Together and individual Christian denominations in our region, namely the Church of England, the Methodist Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the United Reformed Church.

Here are some links to our churches:

Church of England: www.cofe.anglican.org The home page on this site also offers the facility to find a church near you by typing in your postcode.

Diocese of Newcastle: www.newcastle.anglican.org

There is also a rural affairs webpage: www.newcastle.anglican.org/mission-and-ministry/rural-affairs.aspx

The Methodist Church: www.methodist.org.uk

The Roman Catholic Church: www.catholic-ew.org.uk

The United Reformed Church: www.urc.org.uk

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PRAYER

Church of England: Invitation to prayer, Learn to pray, Daily Prayer, Liturgy etc. www.cofe.anglican.org/worship

Northumbrian Community: Celtic Daily Prayer. www.northumbriacommunity.org/pray-the-daily-office

Sacred Space: Irish Jesuit page with prayer in English but also many other languages. sacredspace.ie

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CHRISTIAN FAITH

Bible Gateway: The Bible in many different translations online, and much more. www.biblegateway.com

Christian Enquiry Agency: The Christian Enquiry Agency provides information about Jesus Christ and the Christian faith on behalf of all the major churches in the UK and Ireland. www.christianity.org.uk

ReJesus: Exploring Jesus, history, theology, art and much more. www.rejesus.co.uk

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FARMING MATTERS

The Arthur Rank Centre: The Arthur Rank Centre is a Registered Charity supported by the National Churches, the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Rank Foundation to serve the rural community and its churches. www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk

Farm Crisis Network: FCN provides pastoral and practical support to farming people during periods of anxiety, stress and problems relating to both the farm household and the farm business. www.farmcrisisnetwork.org.uk

The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution: RABI is a grant-making charity that supports members of the farming community facing need, hardship or distress. www.rabi.org.uk

National Farmers’ Union: NFU is the principal UK body for those in the agricultural industry. www.nfuonline.com

Tenant Farmers’ Association: TFA is the authentic voice on behalf of tenant farmers.www.tfa.org.uk

Northumberland Young Farmers: www.northumberlandyfc.co.uk

Northern Rural Network: NRN is a learning network extending across the north of England www.northernruralnetwork.co.uk

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VISITING NORTHUMBERLAND

Official visitor website and online guide: www.visitnorthumberland.com

Northumberland National Park: www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk

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LOOKING FOR ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND HELPLINE DETAILS

Farm Crisis Network: FCN provides pastoral and practical support to farming people during periods of anxiety, stress and problems, relating to both the farm household and the farm business. Helpline open 7am to 11pm. Call 0845 367 9990. www.farmcrisisnetwork.org.uk

Rural Stress Helpline: Rural Stress Helpline is a confidential listening and signposting service for rural people who may be feeling anxious, stressed or needing information. Call 0845 094 8286. www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/projects/rural_stress_helpline/index.html

The Samaritans: 24 hour emotional help and support. Call 08457 90 90 90. www.samaritans.org/talk_to_someone.aspx

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