Chopwell firefighters welcome Bishop of Durham by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue

Chopwell firefighters welcome Bishop of Durham

written by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue on the 15^th May 2015 at 11:57 - Posted in Fire Blog

Firefighters at Chopwell Community Fire Station are looking forward to a visit from the Bishop of Durham on Saturday. (May 16) The Right Rev Paul Butler, who was installed as the Bishop of Durham last year, is visiting the fire station on stage three of his four-day prayer walk around the diocese. Chopwell Community Fire Station is manned entirely by 12 part-time retained firefighters, who give up their free time to be on call for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service. The aim of this leg of the prayer walk is for the new Bishop to get to know West Gateshead and its people, and to pray with and for them. Bishop Paul said: "Prayer Walks are a fantastic way of engaging with communities. I have taken part in them before and they are a highlight of my year because of the range of people we meet and the places that we visit. "As we walk and pray together we seek to bless, and be blessed by, the people and communities that we visit. It is a way of the church and community engaging together for the benefit of that community." Father Paul Murray, Priest in Charge at St John the Evangelist, said: "The staff of Chopwell Fire Station are so respected and are very much a part of this community; they should be acknowledged during the Bishop's prayer walk." Station Manager Gary Yates, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The Church has identified the fire station in Chopwell as a community asset and recognises that these firefighters are part-time who give back to the community. "We are delighted that the Bishop and those taking part in the prayer walk will be calling at the station for refreshments and to meet local people."

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