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13 June 2008

Prime Minister to meet Faithworks award winners at No 10

Befriending project to attend reception and be thanked for their work

Today, 12 June, the Prime Minister will host a reception with the winners of the 2008 Faithworks Awards at No 10 Downing Street.

The winners all won grants earlier this year to help develop their community projects, and the Hull Churches Home from Hospital Service will be one of the projects represented at the reception. They provide a comprehensive befriending scheme helping people leaving hospital move to independence through convalescence.

“It is a huge encouragement that the government is celebrating the work of people who are motivated into practical action by their faith, and listening to their experiences and expertise from the ‘front line", said Malcom Duncan, leader of the Faithworks Movement.

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