11 March 2008

Do You Have Faith in the Gateway? A community cohesion Conference

The recently approved funds to develop a conference aimed at improving Community Cohesion will take place on 27 March 2008 at the Corn Exchange, Rochester, ME1 1LX.

Peter Southcombe, Chair of the North Kent Community Forum commented, “Community Cohesion is high on the government agenda and the opportunity to bring faith group leaders and individuals together with Community and Voluntary groups is a wonderful chance to develop the necessary steps toward improved understanding and cohesion in our communities.”

“The conference title – Do you have Faith in the Gateway? – is double edged and intended to be contentious. We will use the event to highlight a little known fact that Faith Groups are responsible for delivery of an enormous amount of the community and voluntary work undertaken at present. We plan to use the conference to illustrate the point that these groups tend to have the available resources, in terms of buildings and people, to accommodate community driven services. We will also update delegates with the present state of play in the Gateway.”

Peter concluded by saying, “Faith in the Gateway and North Kent Community Forum are closely linked and work with Local Development Agencies and Authorities to bring about the services needed by residents of the Gateway area.”

The conference takes place on 27 March 2008 and the venue has been confirmed as the Queens Hall, Corn Exchange, Rochester ME1 1LX. Full details and registration forms will be available through the website at www.faithinthegateway.org and www.nkcf.org.uk

DO YOU HAVE FAITH IN THE GATEWAY Conference – is Free to All and brings together leaders of all faith groups with many individuals from across the North Kent community to discuss all aspects of faith in the Gateway.

The conference will:

• Tell the Gateway Story
• Engage with all levels in the Community
• Engage with all Faith Leaders in the area
• Engage with Local Authorities and other Statutory bodies
• Develop a greater awareness of Faith in the public sector
• Improve religious intelligence leading to improved understanding and cohesion
• Question Time - A Panel of Local Area representatives will answer questions

For more information or to arrange an interview please contact Vincent Jasper or Alison West through the offices below or by email - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

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The Thames Gateway Kent Partnership today confirmed that the CLG had agreed to fund the North Kent Community Forum to develop two projects for completion by the end of March 2008.

 

Vincent jasper, Coordinator of the North Kent Community Forum stated today, “On behalf of Peter Southcombe, I can say we are very happy that Communities and Local Government Department have given this funding to us to provide the tools to develop and improve Community Cohesion in North Kent.”

“Preparation of the Conference aimed at improving religious understanding and harmony has already begun with the development and a dedicated website - Faith in the Gateway will be online in the 10 days at www.faithinthegateway.org.

 

The FAITH IN THE GATEWAY Conference – will be Free to All and bring together the leaders of all faith groups with many individuals from across the North Kent community to discuss all aspects of faith in the Gateway.

The primary focus of the conference will focus on improving relationships across the Gateway area and strengthen Community Cohesion. The conference will: 

The Conference venue had not been confirmed at the time of this notice but will be announced in the next few days.

 

For more information please contact Vincent Jasper at:

 

North Kent Community Forum

c/o Hope in the Community

Under 1 Roof

5a, New Road Avenue

CHATHAM

ME5 8XJ

 

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