Sunday school Sunday school A Sunday school is an educational institution, usually (but not always) Christian, which caters to children and other young people who would be working on weekdays. Sunday schools were first set up in the 1780s in England to provide education to working children. William King (see memorial in Dursley Tabernacle Church) first started a Sunday school in Dursley, Gloucestershire, and suggested to his friend Robert Raikes, that he start a similar school in Gloucester, which resulted in Raikes generally being quoted as starting the schools. Raikes was editor of the Gloucester Journal. He wrote an article in his
Gary Raikes been accused of appointing to regional officer posts people who were not members or supporters. Raikes has been photographed dressed in full fascist uniform and members are encouraged to dress in Blackshirt style uniforms. Scottish Parliament election, 2007 UK general elections 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