Young helpers from the Hertfordshire and Barnet congregations of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church banded together to form a joint Rapid Relief Team (RRT) effort, after the impact of the debilitating storm, St Jude, on Monday 28th October 2013. The aftermath of the turbulent winds and rain left a messy carpet of strewn debris, including […]
Local civilian volunteers assisted emergency and military personnel attending the scene of the helicopter crash at Cley Marshes Nature Reserve on the evening of Tuesday 7th January. Following the tragic helicopter crash near Cley next the Sea last Tuesday evening, scores of civilian and military personnel were rapidly drafted in to the area. With the […]
December 2013 saw the UK hit by the worst weather in 40 years. Several days of heavy rain and high winds caused rivers throughout the country to rise at an alarming rate, with many reaching their peak as the rain relentlessly fell for two days. The 20-mile-long River Wey running through Surrey was no longer […]
Following the Environment Agency’s Severe Flood Warning for Aldeburgh and Thorpeness in the early morning of 5th December, a regional Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) group were drafted in to assist the community. The local coordinator of the Aldeburgh Rapid Relief Team (RRT) was contacted by the town council requesting support due to the impending […]
A large fire broke out on an industrial estate in Banbury Friday 6th December Fire crews were called to the Beaumont Industrial Estate in Banbury, Oxfordshire, at 20.00hrs, to a large-scale blaze at a cash-and-carry store, which had spread to a neighbouring plant and tool hire business. The Banbury Rapid Relief Team (RRT) became aware […]
Nine people were killed and another died of his injuries when a police helicopter crashed into the roof of a packed Glasgow pub just after 10.00 pm on the 29th November 2013. Witnesses said the helicopter ‘dropped from the sky like a stone’. Many of the 120 people inside were trapped by heavy falling debris. […]
A campaign over the summer months saw almost 200 Bibles distributed across schools in the Maidstone area. Members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) ran the scheme during July 2013, to donate Bibles completely free of charge to local schools. This was funded entirely by the PBCC, with personal donations of time and money. […]
The Plymouth Brethren would like to extend their heartfelt sympathy to all those affected so suddenly by this tragic happening. They would also like to thank so many people of Glasgow and businesses who donated food to help in the effort. From the baker in Govan who brought in pies, the Indian restaurant owner who […]
A notoriously dangerous road in Reading, which residents deemed ‘treacherous’ to cross, has been made safe thanks to a generous donation from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC). Reading Borough councillors expressed their appreciation when the Reading congregation of the PBCC contributed £2,000 to provide a zebra crossing spanning the infamous road, next to the […]
On Monday 28th October 2013 the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) was deployed by the emergency services to clear trees from blocked roads in the London area, due to the storm known as St Jude, sweeping through Britain with battering winds and rain, recording speeds of up to 82mph. The RRT are a dedicated group of […]
