A huge poster promoting Soul Connexion, a speed-dating style campaign to get people back to church, will soon be on tour around Swindon.

The poster will be on display in various locations throughout the town to encourage people to visit the new Swindon website www.soulconnexion.org.uk.

It is running a speed-dating-style event.

The Rev Lee Rayfield, the Bishop of Swindon, who came up with the idea, said: "Our aim is reach people who would like to belong to a church but who have not yet managed to find the right one."

The speed-dating event is on Friday, October 20 at the De Vere Hotel, in Shaw Ridge, from 8pm, with refreshments available.

It will give people the chance to meet representatives of a number of different churches.

John Lloyd, the spokesman for the Bishop of Swindon, said: "The campaign is a Swindon first and hasn't been tried anywhere else in the country.

"The poster will be around car parks around the town to try to pick up punters who are interested in taking part in the event.

"It's not just for people who have been before, and people might be pleasantly surprised."

For more details go to www.soulconnexion.org.uk.