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Faith in the World Week 2013

A selection of content from across the 麻豆社 for Faith in the World Week.

Graham Pearce, 71 yrs, from Winkleigh. "It became a bit of a habit to live on my own and I actually thoroughly enjoy it."

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Margaret Baker, 76 yrs, from Hornsea. "The best thing is peace and quiet and the sense of being able to do your own thing."

麻豆社 RADIO HUMBERSIDE
Russell Gibbs, 56 yrs from Westhoughton. "I've learnt to become happy with my own company."

麻豆社 RADIO MANCHESTER
Mohamed Ali Ben Achour, 34 yrs, Edmonton. "To be single is difficult if you used to live in long relationship."

麻豆社 RADIO LONDON
David Windebank, 61 yrs from Cranwell. 鈥淵ou can be in a crowded room and still feel lonely.鈥�

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Barry Phillips, 62 yrs, from Newbold Verdon. "I enjoy life, I enjoy what I do but I don't enjoy not sharing it with anyone."

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Zachariah Isingoma, 47 yrs, Blackburn. "I found living on my own very hard simply because I didn't know where my family are."

麻豆社 RADIO LANCASHIRE
Roland Clark, 64 yrs, from Lichfield. 鈥淟iving on my own I do feel a bit lonely鈥ut by and large I am happy鈥�.

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Fr Wilfred McGreal, 74yrs, Aylesford. 鈥淚 wanted to have this sense of belonging and not being alone.鈥�

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Vicki Graham, 68, from Dauntsey. 鈥淲ithout the faith that we aren鈥檛 alone, I don鈥檛 think I would do this journey.鈥�

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Dorothy Jamal, in her 80s, from West Sussex. 鈥� I had to learn a whole new way of life.鈥�

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Betty Vivien, 77 yrs, from Southampton. 鈥淚鈥檝e no regrets what so ever at the way my life has turned out and I鈥檝e been single.鈥�

麻豆社 RADIO SOLENT
Colin Taylor, 59yrs, lives in Jersey. "If you are feeling down, go and talk to somebody."

麻豆社 RADIO JERSEY
Chris Vowles, 57 yrs, from Lydbury North. 鈥淣obody except you is responsible for whether you find happiness or not.鈥�

麻豆社 RADIO SHROPSHIRE
Andy Hope Hall, 53 yrs, Rainbow Hill. 鈥淚 try every year to go on a retreat at a monastery for a time of complete solitude.鈥�

麻豆社 HEREFORD & WORCESTER
Ian Downing, 74 yrs, from Sheffield. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 believe in stress, just keep on and enjoy life.鈥�

麻豆社 RADIO SHEFFIELD
Karen Solway, 49yrs, from Guernsey. 鈥淚 never thought I would find church a lonely place but I have.鈥�

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Priya Keshwala, 44yrs, from Northampton. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 made me a better person.鈥�

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Gloria Newall, 79 yrs, Derby. 鈥淪ometimes when you used to have a house full of people and you are alone you cry.鈥�

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Margaret Selkeld, 82 yrs. 鈥淚鈥檝e lived on my own since 1973, which is 40 years. You have to have an organised life.鈥�

麻豆社 RADIO CUMBRIA
Christine Kennett, 67 yrs, from Norwich. 鈥淚t鈥檚 no good sitting down feeling sorry for yourself.鈥�

麻豆社 RADIO NORFOLK
Fr Dan Fitzpatrick, 27 yrs. 鈥淲e鈥檙e asked to take on a life of celibacy as a priest and that means not living with a family.鈥�

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Philip Simmister, 50 yrs from Meriden. 鈥淚鈥檇 rather be alone than be with somebody because I was scared of being alone.鈥�

麻豆社 Coventry and Warwickshire
Marie Ward, 66 yrs. 鈥淭here鈥檚 nobody to talk to, there鈥檚 nobody to share anything with because I don鈥檛 even tell my kids.鈥�

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