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A new school year brings new opportunities. This year Bridgebuilder will be BUSIER THAN EVER taking the Christian message into our Milton Keynes schools.
Last Update: 23 July, 2010
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New Primary Volunteer—
You may
know Geoff Morris, Linda’s husband.
He has recently joined us as a
voluntary schools worker. It’s great to
have him along side me, offering the
same things and generally extending
what I do. He’s a real asset to our
team. He’s sent letters to schools
around the Newport area that I’ve not
yet managed to get into on a regular
basis. Hopefully with his contacts he
will extend the number of schools we
are able to reach.
Always wanted to do a parachute
jump? Never thought you could justify
the expense/indulgence? Why not‘jump for Bridgebuilder’? Book and
pay the fee through Bridgebuilder and
we’ll arrange your jump, supply you
with sponsorship forms, a group of
like-minded people to jump with and, of
course, an excellent cause to ask your
friends to support! Interested?
Contact Gill at the office.
An Evening with Bridgebuilder...
Join us on Monday 4th October,
7.00 for 7.30pm at Bridge House, for
an evening with Bridgebuilder which
will include an excellent two-course
supper. You can hear about what we
do at Bridgebuilder, meet members of
the team and see the Bridgebuilder
base. You may be a Bridgebuilder
supporter already, in which case we'd
love to welcome you, express our
thanks and update you on Bridgebuilder.
You may know little or nothing
about Bridgebuilder, in which case
we'd love you to come and meet us
and become excited about this important
Christian ministry in Milton Keynes
schools.
Heaven 10
Heaven 10 is a brand new FREE twoday
music and arts festival celebrating
all that is creative in Milton Keynes—a
great event for the whole family.
Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Central Milton Keynes.
30-31 July 2010
Music Arts Worship Talks Workshops,
Youth Work Children’s Zone, Fresh
Expressions Emerging Church, Market Place,
www.heavencmk.org.uk
What a fantastic
fundraising event this was—the
weather was perfect...mixed sun and
cloud with a cool breeze. Saturday
15th May saw over 50 people of all
ages walking their chosen distance of
the Greensand Ridge Walk, Bedfordshire’s
premier long distance footpath
starting in Leighton Buzzard and finishing
in Gamlingay (although we walked
the route in the reverse direction!) and
measuring 40 miles in total. Three
hardy souls completed the full walk in
the one day, and a few others attempted
the full distance but were prevented
by foot problems. Others
chose routes which ranged from 4.5 to
35.7 miles. A church youth group
walked 14.2 miles, and a Boys Brigade
group walked 4.5 miles. There was a
welcoming party at Stockgrove Park
(much appreciated by all the walkers)
and our thanks go to all who took
part—your efforts are much appreciated!
Thanks also to David Miller, our
organiser, who pre-walked the route in
sections. £5,867.00 was raised.
X:Site...What is it?? X:site is a bi-monthly event supported and
run by local churches in partnership
with Bridgebuilder Trust and Scripture
Union, taking place on
Saturday evenings for children aged
7-11 years
(school years
3-6),
X:site is really getting off the ground now!
Lots of Christians from different churches
are getting involved. There’s a real sense
of unity among the team and this extends
to the young people who make up the
junior team. It’s a great opportunity for us
all to work together with children from a
whole variety of schools and churches
who come along and love the experience.
Venue: The Ridgeway Centre,
Featherstone Road.
Wolverton Mill South MK12 5TH. For further information visit www.xsiteuk.org
The next events : to be confirmed. Please contact Rachel at the office if you or
someone you know may be interested in getting involved.
Rachel’s been busy…After several months of planning, Lifepath Newton took place at the end of May in Olney. We had two very enjoyable days. The workshops and activities went well and the weather was superb. We have had some very positive feedback. There was a really good sense of ‘team work’ and it was great to see so many volunteers from Bridgebuilder taking part and enjoying it so much. I really enjoy Lifepath because it gives me the chance to interact in a different way with children, staff and volunteers. It also opens up new contacts into schools. For example, this year at Lifepath, I made a connection with the RE co-ordinator at Newton Longville. We will be arranging dates for me to start visiting from September.
Our annual barn dance will take place
on Saturday 20th November,
7.30 for 8pm at Lovat Hall,
Newport
Pagnell. Come and have fun...and
support Bridgebuilder at the same
time! Enjoy the usual delicious
fish’n’chip supper and don’t forget to
bring some money—there will be
Fairtrade food and crafts for sale...an
excellent opportunity to be organised
with your Christmas shopping
'Bridgebuilder is Environmentally Aware!'
Bridgebuilder are recognised as an organisation that supports Fairtrade in Milton Keynes – we offer Fairtrade tea, coffee and hot chocolate, and use environmentally friendly washing up liquid in our kitchen!
We are also rather too fond of Fairtrade chocolate brownies…
We have also introduced a compost system (which Gill empties weekly into her compost bin at home!) and we have been recycling our waste wherever we can for some time now.
