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11 Aug 2012

London 'street pastors' have been helping Olympic visitors

As the 2012 London Olympic Games winds toward its conclusion on 12 August, so-called "street pastors" have been helping a wide range of visitors.
24 Jul 2012

Street pastors offer support to night time beach goers

'Street Pastors' will take to Whitstable's beaches on Friday nights throughout the summer in what is believed to be the first scheme of its kind to operate on a beach.
12 Apr 2010

Labour promises Restorative Justice Act and expansion of ‘youth pastors’

In his big speech in March on “crime and anti-social behaviour” Gordon Brown made not so much as a hint at anything in the restorative justice field. We pointed this out, and suggested he was missing a trick.

The new Labour manifesto however promises a Restorative Justice Act:
6 Jun 2009

Churches and communities challenged to act on gang culture

Churches and communities were encouraged to become involved in the struggle to combat deadly gang culture at a conference organised by the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Street Pastors in central London on 4 July.
17 Feb 2009

Churches involved in key work with young people on gang and gun crime

The Baptist Union of Great Britain is joining forces with the Ascension Trust, the group behind the Street Pastors initiative for a second second 'Bite the Bullet' conference on tackling youth gang violence.
2 Jun 2008

Violence…isolation…despair: What can the church do?

Connecting Communities conference
7 Nov 2007

Bishop and senior clergy to go clubbing

Two senior clergy, the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds and the Chair of the Methodist District will come face to face with the renowned nightlife of Leeds when they spend an evening with police officers and a team of church volunteers on the city centre streets this coming Friday night at the launch of a new initiative.
4 Sep 2007

London Christians unite in peace initative to tackle gang culture

Christians across all London's 33 boroughs, including many from the Black Majority Churches, are coming together for a Week of Peace which will look at practical community-based methods for reducing violence throughout the capital.
11 Aug 2007

Manchester church workers aim to take on local gun crime

Church leaders in Manchester are calling a meeting with community leaders and other agencies to discuss what many see as a worrying growth of gun crime in the region. But the issue remains one of credibility and practical alternatives

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