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Rev Maud Robinson - headshave

Minister shaves her head for children’s cancer charity

16 June 2021

Rev Maud Robinson, minister of Fulwood and Underbank Unitarian chapels in Sheffield, has donated her hair and raised over £1,000 for the Little Princess Trust, a charity which works with...

Dignity In Dying

Unitarians welcome new Religious Alliance for Dignity in Dying

10 June 2021

A group of multi-faith organisations, leaders and laypeople have come together to launch a new Religious Alliance for Dignity in Dying, calling for a change in the law to enable...

Wedding at Gellionnen Chapel

Unitarians leading the way on religious same-sex marriage

9 June 2021

New research by the universities of York and Leeds into the experience of same-sex couples who seek religious marriage ceremonies reveals the huge obstacles same-sex couples still face, how Unitarians...

Red Cross Appeal

Red Cross Memorial Peace Appeal

9 June 2021

This emergency appeal, drafted by Rev Feargus O’Connor (Golders Green Unitarians), is being launched in response to truly unprecedented global crises. It honours and implements our 2021 General Assembly resolution...

Bridport Chapel - Right Up Your Street

Bridport Chapel Illuminated

25 May 2021

Bridport Unitarian Chapel, known as ‘The Chapel In The Garden’ was lit up this week in a collaboration with the local Lyric Theatre as part of the Right Up Your...

Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House

Treasured Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House saved by £600k grant

25 May 2021

We are delighted that the beautiful and historic Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House has been saved by fundraising and a £600k grant. In 2018, the Meeting House was added to Historic...

Deeside and Donside Fellowship

New Unitarian fellowship in Aberdeenshire

12 May 2021

The Deeside and Donside Unitarian Fellowship has recently been formed in Aberdeenshire by a small, core group: Kate Cowie, Caroline Cormack, Brenda Rafferty and Cath McKay. They are planning reflective...

Rev Maud Robinson

Sheffield minister donating her hair to children’s cancer charity

10 May 2021

Rev Maud Robinson, minister of Underbank Unitarian Chapel and Fulwood Old Chapel in the Sheffield area, is donating her hair to the Little Princess Trust, which makes wigs for children...