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Ukraine supporters have marched from the statue of St Volodymyr in London to the Russian Embassy. Russia invaded Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022. Protestors have been calling for the complete withdrawal of all Russian forces. Bill Shaw was at the demonstration:

This is a '60 second sample' of the podcast about Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre. Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre, in rural Sussex, provides a quiet, peaceful place where people can rest and healing can take place. A team of Chaplains are available for anyone to talk to; one of the team, Suzanne Owen, says it's a real privilege to be able to help:

Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre, in rural Sussex, was set up almost a hundred years ago. It provides a quiet, peaceful place where people can rest and healing can take place. A team of Chaplains are available for anyone to talk to. Bill Shaw went to visit: https://www.crowhursthealing.co.uk/

This is a '60 second sample' of the podcast about the Christian comedian, Andy Kind, when he performed at St Paul's Church, Brentford, West London; the full podcast is below:

Andy Kind has been a comedian for almost twenty years. He performs in pubs and clubs, and at Church events. Bill Shaw was at his gig at St Paul's Church, Brentford, West London:   https://www.andykind.co.uk https://parishofbrentford.org.uk https://www.springharvest.org

Christians held a vigil outside Parliament for the first ten days of Lent to call for action about Climate Change. Starting on Ash Wednesday, people prayed at the entrance to Parliament for twenty-four hours a day, until Saturday the 24th of February. Some of the campaigners taking part explained why they were involved.....

Thousands of people marched in London on the 24th of February to protest about the Russian invasion of Ukraine two years ago. They started at Hyde Park, and marched to Trafalgar Square. Bill Shaw spoke to some of those taking part:

Christians are holding a vigil outside Parliament to call for action about Climate Change. The 'Lent Vigil for Climate Justice' has been organised by Churches, charities and campaign groups; people will be praying at the entrance to Parliament for twenty-four hours a day until Saturday the 24th of February. The vigil started with a service at St John's Church in Waterloo: Bill Shaw was there....

Christians across the country are preparing #Christmas gifts and treats to give away to people who may not otherwise get gifts at Christmas. This year is the fourth year of 'Love Christmas', run by the Church Revitalisation Trust. The project, known as 'Love Christmas', grew out of 'Love your Neighbour', when Churches supported people affected by the COVID lockdown. Here's a #podcast #report about 'Love Christmas', featuring the work of St Nicholas Church in Bristol, in 2021: https://www.loveyourneighbour.uk/ https://www.stnicholasbristol.org   #bagsofkindness Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay

This is a 'Sixty Second Sample' of the Street Pastors podcast

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  

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

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

  There are close links between the Church and football. Well-known football clubs were founded by Churches, and many clubs now have Chaplains for their teams. Bill Shaw reports on the past and present links between the Church and football - and why Chaplains don't pray for their team to win! (This podcast was recorded when Nigel Adkins was Charlton manager)     SportChaplaincyUK   Dagenham and Redbridge   Charlton Athletic     With thanks to fanchants.com   Photo by Lars Bo Nielsen on Unsplash

Former Counter-terrorism officer Jan Wiszniewski speaks about being a police officer, his work in Counter-terrorism, and being a Christian. Music: 'Sappy' by Jahzzar on Free Music Archive If you enjoyed this, please buy me a Kofi! ko-fi.com/podcastplus   The best way to listen to podcasts? Use a 'podcatcher', such as QuiteRSS, and put in the RSS feed: https://podcastplus.libsyn.com/rss 

You may have heard that Trump said some - unusual - things in a phone call with Georgia State officials over the weekend. The phone call lasts for an hour, but, to save time, here's a two minute thirty second summary (with the help of Led Zeppelin) Photo by Darren Halstead on Unsplash

Members of Christian Climate Action say why they joined a protest in Parliament Square, organised by Extinction Rebellion

A podcast about a 'Black Lives Matter' demonstration at Lee Green, Lewisham, on the 6th of June 2020

A podcast feature about the 'Parents and Toddlers' group at St. Mildred's Church. The group gets up to a hundred parents and toddlers attending each day it runs. 'Another excellent podcast' - 'Parents and Toddlers' helper   Produced by Bill Shaw: Bill@BillShaw.plus.com  

A podcast documentary about a hackathon, organised by Kingdom Code, in October 2019. Over a hundred Christian coders, designers and web developers gathered to work on projects for 'Christianity Explored Ministries'  (CEM) and 'Christians against Poverty' (CAP). 'Expertly produced' (Hackathon coder) 'I think that it is great. Thank you so much for putting so much time into thinking it through and producing it. It captures a great snapshot of the weekend together.' (Hackathon organiser) If you enjoyed this, please buy me a Kofi! ko-fi.com/podcastplus  

A night on patrol with Greenwich Street Pastors. Street Pastors are members of local Churches who go out at night to help people who've had too much to drink, homeless people, and anyone else who may need a hand.   'Fantastic - everyone was really impressed' (Greenwich Street Pastors) 'Great podcast' (Essex Street Pastor)   Produced by Bill Shaw: bill@billshaw.plus.com

A short podcast featuring protestors at the demonstration in London against Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament on Saturday the 31st of August 2019   Produced by Bill Shaw: bill@billshaw.plus.com

  Harlow foodbank give out 7 tonnes of food a month. They support people in crisis, and donate food to children's centres and women's refuge centres. Harlow foodbank is run by the Michael Roberts Charitable Trust. 'Podcast is excellent...love the format which works really well.'   Produced by Bill Shaw: bill@billshaw.plus.com  

Atheists are very happy to attack Christianity, but are reluctant to look at the difficulties with their own belief. This podcast looks at some of the problems with the Atheist/Naturalist worldview. These include: Evidence Free will Reason Values Value of human life The life, death and resurrection of Jesus If you enjoyed this, please buy me a Kofi! ko-fi.com/podcastplus