News - July 2011

BBC Radio Cumbria Broadcast

Published: 29 July 2011

BBC Radio Cumbria’s Sunday breakfast programme with Richard Corrie will be Broadcast live from the Keswick Convention Centre this Sunday Morning from 6-9am. The show will include interviews with a number of people from around the Convention. For more information on the Sunday breakfast programme and BBC Radio Cumbria visit here.

Watch again!

Published: 23 July 2011

Don’t forget that you can watch all the Bible Readings on clayton.tv a few days after Keswick. Ajith Fernando’s first two Bible readings are already available.

Strong Start to the 2011 Keswick Convention

Published: 22 July 2011

This year’s Keswick Convention has got off to a strong start, according to Operations manager Simon Overend. 'We are greatly encouraged by the numbers attending and the positive spirit of all - despite the weather. Over two and a half thousand people have been attending the morning Bible Readings and Evening Celebrations, in the main Convention Tent at Skiddaw Street.

The live relay of the morning meetings to the Earthworks marquee at the Rawnsley site, introduced this year, has worked well and been welcomed by those making us of this facility.'

Evenings in Costa

This is the third year that Costa has thrown open its doors in the evening to some of the young adults, aged between 19-24, attending the Convention for the Abide track, and around one hundred have gathered there each evening. Chris Slater, who heads up this track, said it was ‘Great to see young people excited about their faith and getting into God’s word.’

With the schools in England still finishing off their terms, most of the children and young people attending the event are drawn from Scotland and Northern Ireland, and they too have been enjoying the Convention.

Warm Welcome from the Town

On the opening night, Roger Purkiss welcomed conventioners, encouraging them to visit the town’s attractions and shops. Other local dignatories attended, together with local clergy.