Over 8 million people in this country live in overcrowded, unaffordable and sub-standard accommodation, I cannot but recognise that this is both an affront to human dignity and a challenge to act …
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Message from Bishop Robert
In this Diocese we are seeking to be engaged with the challenge of ensuring that there is a place for everyone to live well, that houses become homes, and that with good homes households are built into communities where the fullness of life is offered for all.
A Christian vision of housing and community
Coming Home: A Theology of Housing addresses one of the most urgent issues of our day. Join the book’s editors Malcolm Brown and Graham Tomlin with contributors Niamh Colbrook andContinue reading
Amended event: Responding to growth: planning for the future
AMENDMENT: Please note that there has been a last minute change to the keynote speaker for this conference. We will hear from Richard Blyth, Head of Policy Practice and ResearchContinue reading
Housing conference: Living with Beauty
The recent conference on housing, entitled Living with beauty: promoting health, well-being and sustainable growth, is now available to watch, below. Bishop Robert welcomed Gail Mayhew, who sat on theContinue reading
Responding to growth: the challenge of new communities
The Diocese of Gloucester is holding a conference called ‘Living with Beauty: promoting health, well-being and sustainable growth’, to discuss the findings of the ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful Report’, publishedContinue reading
Unless the Lord builds the house
Bishop Robert’s recent article in Church of England Newspaper ‘But what’s it got to do with you?’ A blunt question from a perplexed Senior Planning Officer in one of ourContinue reading
Rachel shares her story in the House of Commons
At an event to highlight the importance of finding suitable accommodation for women released from prison, Rachel from Gloucester shared her extraordinary story.
Lisa shares her story in the House of Lords
At an event to highlight the importance of finding suitable accommodation for women released from prison, Rachel from Gloucester shared her extraordinary story.
“Everyone needs a place to call home” says Bishop
A scheme to use surplus church land to create affordable housing in Gloucester is due for completion in the spring. St Aldate’s vicarage which was no longer needed by theContinue reading
Welcoming people to new housing developments – experience from Kemble
One of the “Engagement” priorities of the Diocesan LIFE vision is “Connecting with new housing developments in innovative ways”. Martin Kingston, leader of the priority group developing activities in thisContinue reading
A vote for the vulnerable
The UK awoke last week to an astonishing election statistic: the UK Independence Party received 3 million votes – the third most popular party in the nation. It is wellContinue reading
House of Memories
“House for sale: includes former owners” This caught my attention; my partner and I have been looking for a suitable house to buy for over six months, so this headlineContinue reading
