Adding up the Big Society
I DO not think that they are exceptional in their generosity
among church communities, but the people of Bath Abbey have added
up what they give of their time, and it comes to some impressive
figures. Among them, they contribute more than 28,000 voluntary
hours a year. A quick prod at my calculator suggests that that is
the equivalent of 3500 eight-hour days. If they were all paid the
Living Wage, it would be the equivalent of some £209,583-worth of
work a year - more than £4000 a ...
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