Throughout the school holidays, St Catharine’s Church in Gloucester held a weekly activity session called Summer Wednesdays @ St Catharine’s, welcoming families from across the area to a morning ofContinue reading
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St Catharine’s bike repair initiative helps refugees stay on the road
Over four hot days in June, Henrietta Cozens from St Catharine’s Gloucester and Gareth Cook from GC Cycles helped to repair 67 bikes belonging to refugees from over 15 countries.Continue reading
Trinity Cheltenham gets set to launch Spear to support unemployed young people
Trinity Cheltenham is looking forward to welcoming two new staff members to run its new Spear programme, aimed at helping young people realise their potential and find employment, thanks toContinue reading
Supporting the Children & Families work in Hempsted
Our Sylvanus Lysons grant-making charity has been supporting the employment of Rachel Laughton as the Children and Families worker in Hempsted. Rachel works across the Hempsted community to encourage childrenContinue reading
Supporting Gloucester Street Pastors
Gloucester Street Pastors are there on the streets to listen, to care, to help those who go to the pubs and clubs and end up distressed or in trouble. SylvanusContinue reading
Supporting The Rock, Cheltenham.
The Rock works with young people living in an acknowledged area of deprivation, to attend a range of sessions, learn some key life skills, and for some specifically to obtainContinue reading
Lifeline grant for Tewkesbury Abbey
Tewkesbury Abbey is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund toContinue reading
Gloucester Cathedral ‘Beacon of Hope’ Appeal
Launched in June, the Cathedral’s Bacon of Hope Appeal is seeking to raise £1 million by Christmas to keep the Cathedral open for everyone. Prior to this global pandemic theContinue reading
Christmas funding boost for Redmarley
A much-loved Gloucestershire church is to share in a £520,000 funding payout from the National Churches Trust. A £15,000 National Churches Trust Cornerstone Grant will help fund repairs to theContinue reading
Handmade bird feeders for Coberley wildlife garden
Children at Coberley CofE Primary School used a grant from the Diocese of Gloucester’s Environment Fund to build bird feeders for the churchyard. The children worked with headteacher Andrew MilnerContinue reading