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Form ID: 54536
Respondent: Arbury Road Baptist Church

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Form ID: 54537
Respondent: Arbury Road Baptist Church

Mostly not

There is no clear provision for places of worship. People’s spiritual health and well-being is as vital as their physical health. Faith groups bring communities together through shared activities, including serving the vulnerable. Research has been carried out and support this. For example in East Wichel, Swindon in Wiltshire, a church leader (ChL) both lived and worked within the community. A community space (The Stoweaway) was owned by Churches Together in Swindon but managed as a community space for all faiths and none. It was paid for with a grant from the council out of Section 106 funds. This placement enabled the Church leader to engage with the community as a resident and community builder, and work in partnership with stakeholders to allow an understanding of the community’s needs from a range of perspectives. A conclusion from a study of this initiative was that: “Social outcomes such as whether or not people enjoy living in the neighbourhood, are also linked to the community building intervention through analysis of trust and reciprocity, and perceptions of trust: those who visit the Stoweaway regularly are more likely to know and trust more neighbours, and believe that people look out for each other, and those who heard about activities from the ChL are also more likely to think that people look out for each other.” [quote from: Dissertation submitted for the MA Applied Social Research (Built Environment) at the University of the West of England, Bristol, November 2012, Angela Parfitt. Divine intervention? Church leadership and community development in the Urban Village, A case study of East Wichel, Swindon in Wiltshire.] Provision needs to be included in North East Cambridge for faith groups therefore enhacing the social capital in the neighbourhood.

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