The On The Move town centre free barbecue and worship event has had to be cancelled for this year. Difficulties suddenly arose with the Council at the end of last week, but the painful decision was made by the coordinating team on Monday. The co-ordinating team wrote:

“We know that 130+ volunteers will be disappointed, but by the crisis occurring at this stage, waste of further time and effort in preparation, and of money, has been avoided. The process has shown that volunteers from 14 participating churches were willing to respond positively to the challenge of again using their gifts and abilities for the Lord, to reach out to thousands of ‘not-yet-Christians’ in the local community – thank you!”

“Local churches have a good relationship with the local council, as shown by the Good Friday Witness, Café in the Park, the Hope Bedfordshire monthly market stall, free of charge, and the possibility of using the new permanent stalls on St. Paul’s Square, at the initiative of the Council.  We did not want to destroy any of the above by our lack of flexibility.”

Tags: bbq, council, Events, June, on the move, town centre

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