The Blackley Centre AGM 2025

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Saturday, 15th March, 10.00am - 11.30am in the Prospect Suite. Join us to celebrate and reflect on the Centre's year in 23/24. We'd love to see you. Please follow this…

Paths of Peace – Handling Conflict Well

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5 Session Course – In-person and online 14th March - 11th April 2025 What can you do when relationships become strained?  Do you want to help but are concerned about…

Playing with Peace Toddler Group

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We are delighted to announce that the 'Playing with Peace' Toddler Group will held every Wednesdays 9.30am to 11.00am (in term time). Join us in Thompson Jones Hall (below the…

The Blackley Centre AGM

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Saturday, 16th March, 10.00am - 11.30am in the Prospect Suite. Join us to celebrate and reflect on the Centre's year in 22/23. We'd love to see you. Please follow this…

Paths of Peace – Mediation Skills for Interpersonal Conflicts

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5 Session Course - In-person and online April 26th - May 24th 2024 This course introduces a 5 stage process that you practise step by step. Although the focus is…

Peace and Quiet Days

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The next Peace and Quiet days are on Saturday 23rd March, Friday 19th April, Friday 31st May, Saturday 29th June, Friday 26th July. After a break for August we recommence…

Revd Dr Richard L Kidd

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We are truly saddened by the death of Richard Kidd. Richard has been a dear friend and colleague for many years and accompanied us through the creation of the Blackley…

Directors Sabbatical

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Both Andy and Jo really appreciated the opportunity to take a 2 month sabbatical from Church and Centre in July and August. It was a special time of rest and…

Peace and Quiet Days in June and July

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Friday 17th June and Saturday 30th July Sometimes in this world we just need to slow down and look for some Peace and Quiet. We need to take the time…

Inter Faith Groups Leaders – Networking Morning

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Saturday 11th June at 10am - Zoom Meeting If you run an Inter Faith Group do you face challenges? Are there things that you do well? Join us on the…

Having Difficult Conversations – An Inter Faith Dialogue

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How can we have difficult conversations and remain in good relationships in our families, faith communities and among faith communities? In life we often find ourselves in situations where we…

Centre visit to the Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre, 16th January

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A group of fourteen of us, visited this exhibition in the Schwann Building at Huddersfield University. We were offered welcome refreshments and heard an introduction to the museum by two…

Mediation Skills Training Programme Spring 2022

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“Absolutely inspirational! A truly engaging, enjoyable course” This was said of the Accredited Mediation Training Course recently run for Volunteer Mediators with Smile Mediation Burnley. The course begins with an…

Relating to Sikhs and Sikhism – Review from the 5th February 2022

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We gathered at the Blackley Centre for a brief introduction to Sikhism and to clarify arrangements for our visit to the gurdwara. Then we set out for the Guru Nanak…

Relating to Sikhs and Sikhism

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Do you…• have Sikh neighbours?• work with Sikhs?• employ Sikh staff?• have a Sikh Gurdwara nearby?• have a curiousity about Sikh beliefs and practice?Would it help you to understand Sikhs…

Holocaust Memorial Day

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As Holocaust Memorial Day approaches  A Visit to the  Holocaust Exhibition  & Learning Centre  Huddersfield  Schwann Building Level 2 The University of Huddersfield HD1 3DH  People of all faiths and…

Interfaith Dialogue Event

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Please see our Interfaith Dialogue Events Page for more details: Interfaith Dialogue

Let’s Talk about Conflict

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Conflict is a key cause of isolation, unhappiness and division in all sorts of contexts. It impacts our work, our homes, our neighbourhoods and our faith communities.  ‘Let's Talk about…

New Dates added for Peace and Quiet Days in 2021

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As we head for winter and leave the madness of the pandemic behind us, hopefully now is the time to start a fresh. In response to the chance to re-set your…

Style

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Discover more about yourself through the Gilmore Fraleigh Style Profile. Zoom Session on Style The Friendly Style Profile is a profiling system helps you understand how you respond in both…

Let’s Talk Understanding Conflict

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Zoom workshops in June Unresolved destructive conflict causes communication and relationship breakdown in families, teams and organisations of all kinds, making it difficult to live or work well together. These…

Eid Ul Fitr

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As #Ramadan comes to an end, we extend our best wishes on the arrival of #EidUlFitr.

Peace and quiet days in 2021

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The Peace and quiet days page has been updated. On there are the dates for the latest sessions, as well as lots of info about the days, and how to…

We’re Hiring – Administrator

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The application date has now passed and we'd like to thank everyone who applied for this role. The Blackley Centre is a Christian charity which works mainly with churches, other…

Reconcilers Together: Journey of Hope: a 6 month community reconciliation training for 20 emerging faith leaders

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https://www.reconcilerstogether.co.uk/ The Blackley Centre is delighted to be a part of the second Journey of Hope Pilgrimage as, together with our partner organisations in Reconcilers Together we are working to…

Covid 19 and the Blackley Centre

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The Blackley Centre has had to follow Government restrictions and this has inevitably effected the services that we have been able to offer. At this time of anxiety, fear and…

Thank You

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It is getting on for a year since our Launch event on October 12th 2019. Thank you to all who came. We had a fantastic afternoon and it was lovely…

Gathering in Glasgow on Conflict and Faith

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Gathering in Glasgow on Conflict and Faith 31st October - 2nd November This is a 3-day event, exploring the nature of conflict faced by churches and faith communities, and the…

(Re)Launch of the Blackley Centre

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Dear Friends, You may have already received these invitations by other routes - if so, please forgive the duplication. Please also excuse the 'group' nature of this email. Some of…