ISR news
The times are changing for local authorities
Last month, Simon Bale, ISR's regeneration officer and chair of the Bristol Partnership, was featured in the Bristol Evening Post. The original story can be found at this link
Drink Problem Debate
A short item from the Bristol Evening Post featuring Simon Bale as Chair of the Bristol Partnership.
Bristol suffers loss of major source of Neighbourhood Renewal Funding.
After almost seven years, the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund in Bristol will come to a end in March 2008. As a consequence, the futures of many smaller voluntary and community-based projects are under threat and the disadvantaged areas of the city will suffer a significant setback.
The Funding Cliff
A time of difficulty and frustration approaches for regeneration programmes and projects in Bristol. By 1st April 2008, the city's small organisations will be poorer and fighting for funding.
Wider wedding welcome for couples as the Church of England names the day
Thousands of couples dreaming of a wedding will find more churches to choose from 1st October 2008 the day when the new Church of England Marriage Measure comes into effect.
Dropping Shopping?
Simon Topping is ISR's new Social Responsibility adviser in Swindon. Here he raises some interesting aspects of how Lent may help us to engage with global issues
Faith and Community Cohesion
On 13th December 2007, the Bristol Partnership hosted an afternoon seminar exploring the relationship between faith communities and community cohesion and integration. The seminar was attended by a wide range of people, from faith and non-faith backgrounds and organisations. This is a transcript of the opening address.
A day out with Graham Carter ex–president of Conference
Michael Taylor, vice-chairman of the ISR executive gives a personal account of the recent ISR conference and tour.
Graham Carter, ISR and a tour of Bristol
David Froude, Chairman of the Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance reflects on his tour of Bristol with ISR and Graham Carter
Three Days in Gaza
Rev Andy Paget reflects on a recent trip to Gaza
Kids fom Hell?
Alison Paginton, ISR's Marriage and Family Life coordinator reflects on recent reports and concerns over the behaviour of young people
Set All Free Lectures
David Carter, Ecumenical Officer for Churches Together in Greater Bristol describes a series of lectures happenign in 2007 to recognise the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Act in 1807.
Learning Something New
Conference and Community Visits with The ISR team and Rev Graham Carter, ex-president of Methodist Conference 14th November 2007
How to move forward -- Lessons from Frampton Cotterell
The outcome does not always follow the intention. What you get may not be what you expected. St Peter's, Frampton Cotterell know this...now.
Environmental Action Workshops
ISR is working with the Diocese of Bristol to promote the newly published Diocesan Environmental Policy. We have also set up a new section of this website to provide resources for parishes to get more involved.
Let us have light as well as sweetness
It was announced last year that the Cadbury's factory in Keynsham will close over the next three years. Harold Clarke is chaplain to the factory and writes here about some of the 'back story'
Vision and Challenge
Broadmead, the city centre shopping area in Bristol, is expanding, massively. Bob Mills, ISR's chaplain to retail life in Broadmead recently spoke to an international conference of planners, mainly from Europe, who visited Bristol for two days to see how things were progressing.
Why ISR?
Harold Clarke was recently invited to speak to the Bishop's Council. Rather than simply summarize what ISR is doing, he chose to step back and reflect upon the nature and purpose of ISR, why it matters in today's society and how it can make a difference, building the Kingdom of God.
Lazy Days of Summer?
What will you be doing over the coming weeks? With schools 'out' and the sun shining (today at least), and the holiday beckoning, Angela Overton-Benge reflects on what could be...
Chaplaincy and Other Things in Swindon
There is always something happening in Swindon. Angela keeps us abreast of her activity.
Topping Out!
An update on developments in Broadmead.
Bob Mills is Twenty (again)
It is twenty years since Bob Mills became chaplain to Broadmead. Here he reflects on the past decades and Harold Clarke adds his own perspective.
Chaplaincy
ISR's Chaplain to Economic life in Swindon, give her reflections on the first three years.
Pace yourself!
In 2004 the Government published a ten year strategy for childcare the provisions of which have resulted in the 2006 Work and family Act which becomes effective in April 2007. How should we cope with a busy life?
Bob goes to M&S
Bob Mills recently spent a day in the restaurant in Marks and Spencer's
The Aircraft Industry and Climate Change: truth and justice or easy convictions?
We are all familiar with the crime story where the wrong person is locked up all for the sake of politics and the appearance of justice. Of course, in order to wrongly convict, some of the evidence has to stick. In contrast the detective hero, usually in a minority of one, seeks for the truth however unpopular and contrary to the status quo. In attacking air travel in the global warming debate, are eco warriors and popular opinion looking for easy convictions, or are they concerned with truth and justice? And how concerned are we to sound the authentic prophetic voice?
Annual Report
It is 2007. Besides stating the obvious, the commemoration of the act to make slave trading and ownership illegal in Britain and the way in which Bristol marks this, has demanded much time, and our success or failure will be evident over the next few months.
Public Consultations
The Swindon Core Strategy is just the one of a new way of doing public consultation. It's not all plain sailing, but it's important to get involved.
A New Chair for the Bristol Partnership
Simon Bale is the new chair of the Bristol Partnership: in fact the first non-councillor chair that the partnership has elected. In fact, the first directly elected chair at all. Does this matter? What effect will this have?
Annual Report, 2007
ISR's annual report was written by Rev Harold Clarke, outgoing director, who retired during April 2008. It covers the year 2007/2008 and was delivered at ISR's AGM on 4th June 2008 by the new director, Rev Jon Doble.
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