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Two clergy have moved into key partnership roles in the city and county this month, with one taking up a place on ‘One Nottingham’s’ management board and another working directly with local groups and organisations to develop new ways of working together across communities. The Archdeacon of Nottingham, the Ven Peter Hill, was elected as the Faiths Advocate on the Board for ‘One Nottingham’, which is the Local Strategic Partnership for the City, bringing together public, private, voluntary and community sector organisations to champion a long term vision for Nottingham and tackle disadvantage. He said: “My role as Faiths Advocate offers new opportunities to serve the spectrum of communities within the city. Faith groups have by far the highest number of active community volunteers across the city. It will be a privilege to engage as their advocate and enhance both our contribution and resourcing alongside other partners in the civic, public, private and volunteer sector.” Originally from Swansea in Wales, Peter taught for 10 years before being ordained into the Church of England. He served as a curate in Nottingham, as vicar of Huthwaite and then as vicar in the former mining village of Calverton. As a representative on the General Synod of the Church of England, Peter was a member of a national group, headed up by Lord Dearing to review the work of church schools. He was appointed as Chief Executive for the Diocese of Southwell in 2004 and in 2007 became the Archdeacon of Nottingham. He is married to Ellen, who teaches children with severe and profound learning difficulties in Mansfield Woodhouse and they have two grown up children. The Revd Liam O’Boyle, formerly Team Vicar in Clifton took up the new post of Partnerships Officer for the Diocese this week. Prior to ordination, Liam worked in welfare rights and social policy in the city of Nottingham for Nottingham Law Centre & Nottingham CAB as well as other community organisations. Talking about his new role he said: “I’m looking forward to forming links between churches and statutory organisations, the voluntary sector and other faith groups identifying and developing partnerships so that together we can best serve and meet the needs of people in local communities in different parts of Nottingham. Over the next five years communities in the UK face huge new challenges as well as new opportunities. By working in partnership we can provide sustainable projects which make a real difference to the quality and dignity of the lives of people in our local communities here in Nottingham which the local church is already part of.” Liam has lived in Nottingham for the last 20 years and is married to Sally. They have two children – Eleanor (10) & Sam (7). Director of Partnerships for the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham, the Revd David McCoulough, said: “These two appointments show the ongoing commitment of the diocese to work in partnership with those striving to build a better society for our diverse communities in the city and beyond.”
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