June 2019 Farming Update
Updates on issues in farming from various contributors including Farming Community Network, Andy Jerrard Rural Support Worker, individual farmers
South West Regional Modern Slavery meeting March 2019
In March 2019 The Clewer Initive convened a south west regional meeting to discuss issues of modern slavery. This page contains feedback from the meeting from Dave Watson who attended on behalf of the DCRF.
Visit to Dartington Hall Farm July 2019
Download the poster for our next visit
Visit to Dairyfield Farm April 2019
Photos from our visit to Will and Joanne Jones's dairy farm in Down St Mary
Hidden Voices Training
Two evenings and workshop of training to help us understand more about Modern Slavery and how to respond
Modern Slavery in Rural Areas - A Toolkit
A toolkit produced by the Clewer Initiative to help us see the signs of Modern Slavery in rural areas, and what to do
New Community Grants from Devon County Council
DCC today launched the Making the Connection Fund - small grants for activities that bring people together
Meeting 14th February 2019
Agenda and background papers for the meeting on 14th February 2019
Devon Communities Together Community Unity Project
A presentation given by Dawn Eckhart from DCT on the Community Unity Project
Growing the Rural Church Update February 2019
A presentation from Sarah Cracknell of Growing the Rural Church Project with an update of case studies and overarching projects from the team.
Plough Sunday in Parracombe
News of the Plough Sunday service in Parracombe, with photos of the event
January 2019 Farming Updates
Updates from Andy Jerrard, Joanne Jones, Colin Smallacombe and David Ursell and link to the January Germinate briefing
Mental Health Organisations and Resources
Summaries and links to a range of organisations who can help support people with mental health concerns and people supporting them
Annual Report of the Diocese of Exeter Mental Health Round Table October 2018
Summary of issues, resources, training and events around Mental Health in Devon
Help Tackle Loneliness in Devon
Report from Healthwatch Devon
Database of Church Based Community Activities by Village name
Information on a wide range of community activities such as lunch clubs, coffee mornings, some children and family activities, craft groups, singing groups etc.
Devon Eco Church Gathering 2018
A report on the 2018 Eco-church gathering
Meeting 29th October 2018
Papers and Background Information for Meeting 29th October 2018
October 2018 Farming Update
Update from Joanne Jones and Andy Jerrard
Germinate - Work and Training Resources
A presentation given by Stephen Derges at the October 2018 meeting of the DCRF covering Germinate's work and training resources for the rural church
Mental Health in Devon
A presentation from Devon Public Health on Mental Health in Devon
Contented Dementia by Oliver James
A book referenced by Sally Farrant at the May DCRF meeting on the subject of Rural Dementia issues
Meeting 9th May 2018
Agenda and Papers
Follow Growing the Rural Church Blog
Articles about the different projects Growing the Rural Church is involved in and real stories and sharing of rural ministry from the ground
Brexit: Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Communities
A briefing from the Germinate, Arthur Rank Centre, for churches on how Britain’s departure from the European Union might affect farming and fishing communities.
Recharging Rural - A major report from the Prince's Countryside Trust Fund
An excellent piece of research into people's lived experience, aimed at finding ways of supporting and creating sustainable rural communities
Changing Food Cultures:Challenges and Opportunities for Uk Agriculture
A major report by Michael Winter of Exeter University
Fruitfulness on the Front Line
Helping people to think about where they are for most of their time and how they can be a Christian presence there
Released for Mission - Growing the Rural Church
This page contains the executive summary of this 2015 Church of England Report with a link to the full report
Kingdom Learning by David Heywood
Experiential and Reflective Approaches to Christian Formation. Referenced by Rev'd Tim Treanor in his talk on Learning Communities at the 2018 DCRF Conference
DCRF 2018 Conference Re-imagining Rural Ministry: Moving towards new structures
This page contains the full proceedings of the conference including links to audio files, written copies of addresses and presentations, links to further resources and summaries of the sessions
NFU Response to Government post Brexit consultation
Full and summary documents of NFU response to the government’s consultation; “
Health and Harmony: the future
for food, farming, and the environment in a Green Brexit
.”
Travelling Congregations or Fixed Provision? Assessing Models of Rural Ministry
by Robert Barlow, Worcester Diocese, in Rural Theology
The Devon Living Churchyards Project
Links and further info for Devon Living Churchyards Project
Cherishing Churchyards
A special week to celebrate churchyards and burial grounds and to raise awareness of the treasures they contain
Rogation Service
Service to celebrate and bless the land at Rogationtide
Thinking of You by Joanna Collicutt
A resource for the spiritual care of people with dementia
Dementia - the rural challenge
Moving notes from Sally Farrant on the particular challenges of dementia in the rural setting
North Devon Biosphere Reserve Partnership
Update on work May 2018
Natural Flood Management
A presentation from Andy Bell of North Devon Biosphere Reserve on Natural Flood Management measures - case study of reducing flooding in Braunton
