On Monday 17th March His Majesty King Charles III hosted a reception for The Royal Countryside Fund at Buckingham Palace. Borderlands Rural Chaplaincy, a beneficiary of the Fund, was invited to attend and Rev'd Nick Read represented the Chaplaincy at the event. Other Herefordshire farming organisations were also in attendance, including We Are Farming Minds and Herefordshire Rural Hub, together with invitees from across the UK.
Borderlands was started initially in 2011, to bring a more effective ministry by the Church to farming and where possible to the rural communities in its area of operation which is Herefordshire, Shropshire, and the border lands of Wales. The Chaplaincy tries to assist all farmers by visiting and when possible offering areas of help. Sometimes the Chaplains are able to direct them to other organisations that may be able to offer funding or a more practical support. The Chaplaincy is funded by financial contributions from the Methodist and Anglican Churches and from interested support groups.
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