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Good News Stories

This page is for all the good news stories out there worth sharing. Please do send us stories and photos of the things that you are doing (big or small) in your local church or synod, and let’s celebrate together how God is at work within our children and young people throughout the United Reformed Church.

High Cross Church leaders at Camberley decided to run a different sort of holiday event with their toddler group this year. They invited the toddlers to bring their older siblings or school age friends along for a week in August to explore a 're-using' theme.

Children and family worker Sam Salt explained: “This worked well for us two years ago, when we trialled running our toddler group through the school holidays as a request from parents”.

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Read more: Toddlers at High Cross URC bring older siblings to holiday club

Gosport School Pastors, represented by Karen Tweed and Andy Williams, were awarded the Community Impact Award at the Hampshire Education Awards celebration held in October 2021, having been nominated by members of the Senior Management Team of Gosport & Fareham Multi School Academy Trust in recognition of the role they play at Brune Park and Bay House schools.

Read more: Gosport School Pastors receive community award

Sawston Free Church in Eastern Synod ran their holiday club on 3-6 August 2021 and was especially pleased to include non-church families and those who have recently arrived to the UK.

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The leader Maggie Jones expressed her gratitude towards the Children’s and Youth Work Committee for the grant making the holiday club affordable, “We prefer to keep the cost to the families at a minimum so that no one is excluded.” The two other churches in the village also make a small contribution each year - holiday club is open to anyone in the village and Sawston Free Church hosts it with CYDO Nicola Grieves' support. 

Read more: Sawston Free Church brings together children from the whole village

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