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 […]
For the second year running, the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) have participated in the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) ‘The Great British Bag-athon’; an initiative to collect unwanted clothing, books, toys and other saleable items from the public and organisations such as the Brethren. These items are then sold in the BHF’s many retail shops […]
A slightly overcast day in September saw anotherPlymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) Outreach Day take place in Manchester. A previous event had already been held earlier in the year, with great success. After evaluation and consideration, the Outreach Team opted for a venue change to accommodate September’s community event, moving the location to a hall […]
A Brethren Education Trust has successfully purchased a building and site with the intention of transforming it into a school campus. The vision is to educate approximately 160 students in academic years 3 to 13, from the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire areas. The planning application for the campus was approved in July 2013. The building and […]
With the perilous weather forecast warning that the impending arrival of storm St Jude was imminent, the RRT (Rapid Relief Team) based in Ipswich accordingly updated their Action Plan. Forward-planning had already been completed in advance for how they would be able to assist the community in any hurricane conditions, giving the team a basic […]
Our involvement in the ‘shoeboxes to soldiers’ initiative goes back to 2010 when a group of students from one of our schools decided to pack a number of boxes including a personal note from each of them for the soldiers. They were rewarded for their efforts by receiving a very surprise visit from Major Tim […]
On Saturday August 3rd, Amber Rudd, MP for Hastings and Rye, joined the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in St. Leonards-on-Sea. It was the Brethren’s second Public Outreach Day of 2013 and followed on from a successful event last year. Free food for all It was a very welcoming atmosphere, enjoyed by over fifty people of […]
On Saturday 29th June 2013 volunteers from the Hertford Gospel Hall Trust set up catering facilities at the local fire station to support the fire fighters in their fund raising activities. The offer to provide refreshments for the day was warmly received by the Officer in Charge Gary Bailey whose comment was “we are firemen […]
As the long winter drags on and the log burners continue to burn, so the risk of thatch fires continues to increase. Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service experienced an unprecedented number of thatch fires in a very busy two week period from the end of March into early April. Ready to help at a moment’s notice, and […]
The Plymouth Brethren are again participating in the British Heart Foundations Great British Bag-athon challenge. The BHF’s target for this year is One million bags, an inspiring goal. Last year the PBCC became Bag-athon legends when they collected an incredible 2768 bags for the BHF. With over 300 churches nationwide the brethren teams are rallying […]
