Thought for the Week: Remembrance, reflections and reconciliations

'Remembrance, reflections and reconciliations' by Nick Tyldesley

by Nick Tyldesley 28th November 2014

The beginning of November is a time for remembering political/military events across Europe. It was an appropriate moment for the return visit to Lünen in Germany by Salford Friends, especially as this was the thirtieth anniversary of the partnership.

The focus for the visit was ‘poverty’ – looking at the German experience of coping with unemployment, food bank initiatives, the issues around migrant communities and seeing how churches have sought to promote actions to help those in need. When our friends come to Salford next autumn they will be able to compare their work with the ways in which the British seek to address these issues. We can both, hopefully, share good practice.