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The Agricultural Chaplaincy team need need more volunteer chaplains to join their ecumenical team

They are ideally looking for licenced lay or ordained people from an authorising denomination and are looking to cover North and North East Derbyshire, Amber Valley, or South Derbyshire.

If you would like to know more about volunteer opportunities please contact:

Revd Alan Griggs
07710 088972

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Revd Alan Griggs is our Agricultural Chaplain, an ordained minister in the Church of England.
Revd Professor Stella Mills is a volunteer chaplain on the project and works closely with Alan.

The project is managed by RAD and Work Place Chaplaincy Derbyshire with funding from the Methodist Church.

The work has largely been active in the more rural and isolated areas of the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales. However, thanks to funding from the Methodist Church the project is now available to the farming community throughout Derbyshire.

Life as a farmer has become increasingly isolating. Not only are some of the farms themselves geographically isolated, but there are fewer people working with some farmers being the sole worker. In the north of the county livestock farming is the only option as the ground is no suitable for growing crops. It's a 24/7 way of life caring for the livestock, land, buildings and equipment to make sure everything is operating as it should and animal welfare is obviously high up the list of priorities. It takes only one thing to go wrong for potentially serious implications to take effect.

TB testing in cattle is an anxious time and very labour intensive. A negative result can have a devastating impact. Illness in the family can create significant problems. Financial difficulties can lead to stress and even the loss of the farm itself if not dealt with appropriately.

Farmers don't tend to have professional networks, they are generally private people who get on with the job.

What we do

We listen. Sometimes that's all we do, other times we can provide more practical support or referrals to other organisations such as RABI and FCN. What is important is that any member of the farming community in Derbyshire can contact our team and get some support. Alan or Stella can speak to them on the phone, visit them at their farm/home or meet up with them for a chat at the market in Bakewell. From then a plan can be agreed as to what the next step is.

 

 

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Whats happening

Projects at Rural Action Derbyshire.

In-house training Learning in Faith and Discipleship training.

Latest news from Germinate.

FCN release Farming and better mental health. An open and honest film highlighting the importance of seeking support has been launched during farming help awareness week. 
The message is a positive one, and that it encourages people to seek help if they should need it.

For local support links see Mental Health and Credit Union page

 

If accessing training and use of the internet is a barrier - why not seek support /training ?

Digital Inclusion projects in Derbyshire:-

Rural Action Derbyshire report on Digital Inclusion 2022.

Good Things Foundation: advice for helping older people and people who are digitally excluded. See  'learn my way' platform. Help can be obtained from Derbyshire Library Service.

Derbyshire Dales: run from Dales CVS they offer a digital buddy to support learners email/ tel: 01629 812154 and more information.

Rural Action Derbyshire: are offering support and training and recruiting digital buddies, for more information, or email / tel: 01629 592970.  

Derbyshire Peer Recovery Group has recruited tech buddies. To make a referral email or tel: 01773 734989.

Disability Direct have digital support service for South Derbyshire and Derby City £200,000 GRANT TO DERBY CHARITY WILL HELP DISABLED PEOPLE BECOME DIGITAL SAVVY | Disability Direct

Church of England Digital labs

  

Resources for Rural Churches

Church of England Digital Labs | The Church of England

Country Way is available on line where you can browse and download articles for free. Paper copies via Deanery reps (c/o Archdeacon Carol).

Rural Mission resources.

Germinate- Arthur Rank Centre resources to support rural churches in the current situation.

 

Derbyshire Rural Chaplaincy Newsletter

>> December 2021 [PDF]

>> June 2021

>> Summer 2022

Rural Chaplaincy website.

Farmwell is recommended by Farm Community Network.

  

Rural Funding Digest  

Open Welcome is a toolkit designed to help rural churches consider how they might use their building to offer welcome and hospitality to those in their community, both residents and visitors. click here to download Open Welcome

 

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