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• St Aldhelm’s Academy Opens - Media release 06-09-10 - The new Church of England Academy, St Aldhelm’s, will have its official opening ceremony in Rossmore, Poole, this Friday (10 September).

• Former Bishop of St Albans to be Archbishop’s representative in Diocese of Salisbury during vacancy - Media Release 01-09-10 - Following the announcement yesterday that the Bishop of Ramsbury, Stephen Conway, is to leave the Diocese of Salisbury at the end of the year to become Bishop of Ely...

• Dr Graham Kings: ‘Should Christians share Christ with People of Other Faiths?’ - Co-published by Fulcrum, with permission, with The Times online, 5 July 2010.

• Connect 2010 - Media Release 07-07-10 - Christians of all denominations in south Dorset will meet next week at ‘Connect 2010’ in Holton Lee, Dorset, from Wednesday 14 to Sunday 18 July.

• Bishops Consecrate Ground - Media Release 14-07-10 - Bishops from Ramsbury, Gloucester and the Sudan will consecrate ground in Poole for the first time in twenty years on Sunday 18 July, as part of St George's Church Oakdale’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

• Churches Get on Their Bikes - Media Release 16-08-10 - Hundreds of churchgoers will participate in the Ride and Stride for charity in Dorset and Wiltshire on Saturday 11 September. This annual excursion is one of the most popular fundraising events in England.

• Funding for St Aldhelm’s Academy - Media Release 11-08-10 - The sponsors of St Aldhelm’s Academy in Poole have received a letter from Secretary of State Michael Gove MP about capital funding for building work.

• Thousands Gather in Dorset - Over 2000 people attended the new Connect 2010 event at Holton Lee, near Poole (July 14-18). Around 30 churches and fellowships of various denominations and ages were involved.

• Bishop of Ramsbury supports Academies - Media Release 21-07-10 - The Bishop of Ramsbury, Stephen Conway, has petitioned the Secretary of State for Education in a bid to secure funding for two Church of England academies due to open in September.

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