Yorkshire: 2016 National Conference for Rural Catholics

Jan 30th, 2016

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The 2016 National Conference for Rural Catholics takes place from 15-17 February In the very comfortable Old Lodge Hotel, Malton, North Yorkshire. This will be the 12th annual conference.

The Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle, Rt Rev Seamus Cunningham, and the Bishop of Middlesbrough, RT Rev Terry Drainey, are expected.

Highlights from the programme include an introduction to the equine world of North Yorkshire; talks on 'View from the Stable Door' and 'Racing Welfare' plus visits to an injured jockeys' rehabilitation centre and an equine veterinary practice; other talks on 'Ecology and Laudato Si, the current work of the ecumenical Arthur Rank Centre in Warwickshire, the NFU on 'Rural Crime', and Gareth Barlow a well-known farmer and broadcaster on 'Communicating Agriculture'. Bookings are coming in from across the country.

For further details, contact the CBCEW National Rural Officer: Father Robert Miller, rwhm274@btinternet.com or 01747 870228.

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