{"id":917,"date":"2021-11-29T12:25:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/latest-news\/3980-poem-reflects-on-channel-crossing-tragedy.html"},"modified":"2021-11-29T12:25:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:25:24","slug":"poem-reflects-on-channel-crossing-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsurcrustington.org.uk\/?p=917","title":{"rendered":"Poem reflects on Channel crossing tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/images\/News\/News_images\/lifesaver_janosh_digglemann_unsplash_2.jpeg\" alt=\"lifesaver janosh digglemann unsplash 2\" width=\"300\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;float: right\" \/><strong>In response to the deaths of 27 people who died while attempting to cross the English Channel last week, Roo Stewart, United Reformed Programme (URC) Support Officer for Church and Society, offers \u201827\u2019 a reflective poem and suggestions for action. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>27 people \u2013 and more \u2013 have lost their lives<br \/> in search of a better one:<br \/> 27 children and adults at sea.<br \/> Others were content to take their money:<br \/> an empty promise, a false hope,<br \/> set adrift on a flimsy inflatable boat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"feed-readmore\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/latest-news\/3980-poem-reflects-on-channel-crossing-tragedy.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the deaths of 27 people who died while attempting to cross the English Channel last week, Roo Stewart, United Reformed Programme (URC) Support Officer for Church and Society, offers \u201827\u2019 a reflective poem and suggestions for action.  27 27 people \u2013 and more \u2013 have lost their lives in search of a better one: 27 children and adults at sea. 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