The 11th National Conference for Rural Catholics takes place in Lancashire at the Best Western Country Hotel and Golf Club, Garstang, between 9 – 11 February 2015.
The full conference programme can be found below or use the link to download:
Monday, 9 Feb
Time | Description | Speaker |
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4pm | Register and cuppa | |
4:30pm | Talk: The View from the Farm Gate | John Webster – Agricultural Journalist |
5:30pm | Evening Prayer | |
6pm | Dinner | |
7:30pm | Talk: The World of Forestry | |
9pm | Night Prayer |
Tuesday, 10 Feb
Time | Description | Speaker |
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7:30am | Morning Prayer and Mass | |
8:15am | Breakfast | |
9:15am | Talk: Care Farming – an expanding movement but what is it? | |
10:00am | Coffee | |
10:30am | The Bishops’ Conference Home Mission Desk and the Rural Parish | Clare Ward |
Noon | Midday Office | |
12:30pm | Lunch | |
1:30pm | Visit – details being finalised | |
5:30pm | Evening Prayer | |
6pm | Dinner | |
7:30pm | Talk: Fracking – coming to a site near you? | |
9pm | Night Prayer |
Wednesday, 11 Feb
Time | Description | Speaker |
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7:30 | Morning Prayer and Mass | |
8:15 | Breakfast | |
9:15 | Talk: Community Hospitals – the current picture | |
10am | Coffee (please vacate your room) | |
10:30am | CaFE: resources for small groups of Catholics in rural parishes | |
11:30am | Business Meeting | |
12:30pm | Lunch and depart |