A public meeting is being organised to look at what is being done in Wilmslow to help those in need and how the changes being made to the way people can receive benefits affects local people.
On March 1st, Churches Together in Wilmslow is organising a public meeting and workshop morning to hear what George Osborne, Church Action on Poverty, Citizens Advice Bureau and other local bodies feel about the issue.
Revd Paul Smith, Chair of Churches Together in Wilmslow, said "The aim of the morning is to be better informed about what is happening around welfare reform both nationally and locally? What are the churches doing in response to this? How can we be a better neighbour as a result?"
Andrew Backhouse, of Wilmslow Quakers, added "Quakers nationally have been asking local Quaker meetings what they have been doing in this area. Hence Wilmslow Quakers are pleased to be involved with this initiative."
He added "It is a pity that George Osborne himself is unable to attend, so we are meeting him separately, but there will be opportunities for people to suggest things that Wilmslow people could be doing to improve the outcomes for those in receipt of welfare in various forms."
The meeting will take place at Wilmslow Methodist Church on Saturday 1st March, starting with coffee at 9.30am and should finish by 1pm.
Churches Together in Wilmslow includes the following churches: St Bartholomew's and St Anne's; the Quaker Meeting; Water Lane Methodist Church; Wilmslow URC; Dean Row Unitarian Chapel; St Teresa's Roman Catholic Church and Wilmslow Life Church. They organise various joint events and services in Wilmslow.
For further information please contact Andrew Backhouse on 01625 537087.
