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Faith and Farming

In a celebration of faith and farming, Kate Bottley revisits some of Songs of Praise鈥檚 most uplifting agricultural stories. Recorded before the church building closures.

The Rev Kate Bottley looks back on some of Song of Praise鈥檚 most moving and uplifting stories from across the farming community. Kate has cream team with a bishop at one of the largest agricultural events in the UK, the Great Yorkshire Show. JB Gill finds out about a church set up in the middle of a farm, and Aled Jones has a go at duck herding. With hymns and worship songs to raise spirits and comfort the soul, including a special performance of a traditional blessing by soprano Margaret Keys. All recorded before the current closure of church buildings.

Music:
- All My Hope In God Is Founded - St Macartin鈥檚 Cathedral, Enniskillen
- Bless The Lord Oh My Soul - Victoria Hall, Bolton
- Rain - Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes
- Love Divine, All Loves Excelling - Royal Welsh Show
- Irish Blessing - performance by Margaret Keys
- Faithful One - St Thomas the Martyr's Church, Newcastle
- Father Hear The Prayer We Offer - The Church of St Cross, Winchester

34 minutes

Last on

Sun 3 May 2020 15:00

Stories

Bishop of Ripon at the Great Yorkshire Show

At the Great Yorkshire Show in 2018, Kate met the newly appointed Bishop of Ripon, Helen-Ann Hartley for tea and scones and to chat about living in Yorkshire and the Bishop鈥檚 vision for her role.聽 Website link for more information:

Church in the middle of a farm

Another chance to see when JB Gill visited Latimer Minster, a church based in the middle of a farm in the Beaconsfield countryside. He catches up with The Rev. Frog Orr-Ewing and hears what it鈥檚 like to go to church on a farm, and where his idea for the church came from.听听Website link for more information:

Aled Jones tries duck herding!

Aled Jones went along to the Royal Welsh Show in 2017. We look back on his visit when he was taught how to herd ducks with a sheepdog.听听Website link for more information: 听听

Faith and farming in Hereford

We revisit Rev. Kate Bottley鈥檚 trip to Hereford where she met Esther Rudge, a fourth generation farmer with a powerful testimony of God鈥檚 faithfulness through tragedy and triumph.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kate Bottley
Presenter Aled Jones
Executive Producer Cat Lewis
Executive Producer Emyr Afan
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Producer Jessie Bland
Production Company Avanti Media

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