Fair Trade
at Ben Rhidding Methodist Church
In order to show our solidarity with the Fair Trade Movement that ensures workers are paid a fair wage and have good working conditions, we serve Fairtrade tea dn coffee at all our church organised events. This includes at our Friday soup lunches and after Sunday services.
On the second Sunday of each month, there is a Fairtrade stall after the morning service. There is a range of fairly traded products from Traidcraft available. This includes cleaning products, dried fruits, rice, coffee, tea and sugar as well as a good selection of chocolate and sweets.
A small number of gifts and seasonal items, including beautiful embroidered cards suitable for any occasion, can also be bought. In addition there is a selection of products from Zaytoun, including olive oil and dates.
From The Source provides hats, gloves and brightly coloured bags, depending on availability.
Orders can be placed for any products that are in the Traidcraft catalogue.
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Musical Afternoon
Peter Smith introduced an afternoon of travel taking us on a journey from
Coronation Scot through Italy France and Russia with Capriccio Italien, Songs of Travel and more then back home on the Slow Train by Swan
Forthcoming
Peril - faith, the environment
and global conflict
from Friday 5 September to Sunday 12 October 2025
John Reilly Cain and Abel from The Methodist Modern Art Collection
Open
Fridays 11-3, Saturdays 10.00-4.00, Sundays 2-4
Friday lates: 26 Sept and 10 Oct from 6.00-800
Tours of the artwork:
Fridays 5th and 12th September at 12 noon
Friday 26th September at 7.00pmSundays
Reflective Meditations on the artwork:
Sundays 7th and 14th September, 12th October
at 4.00pm
Soup Lunch every Friday 12 noon to 1.00pm in the Link Hall (entrance via the car park)
Soup and roll, cake and tea or coffee, and a warm welcome
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Away Day
at Norwood Retreat Centre Saturday 20th April, 10.30am - 3.00pm
We arrived at Norwood in lovely spring sunshine and enjoyed a presentation
by Ann Sumner of pictures from the Methodist Art Collection. We were privileged to be able together to choose a few of the pictures which will be displayed in our church next September as part of Bradford City of Culture. More of the pictures will be hung in Thornton Church and in Bradford Cathedral. It will provide a trail for people to follow.
We enjoyed lunch together before wending our way home.
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Soup Lunch
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.......Give our Great Value Soup Lunch a try: All for £2.50
Available every Friday from 12 noon to 1.00pm
in Ben Rhydding Methodist Church Link Hall
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