Robert Hawker out and seek the distressed members of Christ’s body. It was not limited by parish boundaries or denomination but the needs of Christians were met where they were found. One of his earliest passions, whilst still a curate, was to start a Sunday school. The Sunday School movement may have been started when in 1780 Robert Raikes in Gloucester opened the first Sunday School. Children at that time had to work six days a week, leaving little time to study after work in the week. To counter the effects of ignorance and illiteracy the Sunday school movement started. Literacy was
Gary Raikes Gary Raikes Gary Raikes (born 10 August 1958 in Bristol) is the leader of the New British Union (NBU), a fascist revival of Sir Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists, He was previously the leader in Scotland of the British National Party (BNP) and then Britain First. In the 2007 Scottish elections, Raikes was a BNP candiate in the North East Scotland region. Raikes was the BNP's prospective candidate for East Renfrewshire for the 2010 general election. When the BNP decided not to contest the seat, he stood in Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine instead, receiving 513 votes (1.1%). Raikes' NBU