My colleague and I have been walking the streets of North Road for a few moneths now and had quite a sense that it was almost an unloved part of Durham. We have begun a process of trying to find out from local folk and visitors what they think of NorthRoad, what are the joys and challenges? We have begun to put posters in windows of shops saying Love North Road? with a QR / website link to a questionnaire. Since we chose the strap-line of Love North Road we have seen different love messages around Durham. During the Lumiere festival there were two quite striking messages. In the market square in the middle of the snowdome was the message "I Love Durham". On North Road, at the top of the Miners Hall was a neon sign reading "Capitalism Kills Love". It was interesting to us that the message above the Miners Hall was almost admitting a lack of love being shared in the area whereas part of what we are trying to discern is how the churches might demonstrate Christ's love to the North Road community.
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