Residents of a thatched cottage in East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire (a village near to Didcot) had to flee their property as a fire broke out at 22:30 on Saturday 29th June. By the time the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service arrived the blaze was already well-established, and occupants from adjoining houses were asked to vacate their […]
Members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in Tunbridge Wells were asked to speak to the 11th Tonbridge Scout Group (Paddock Wood) to present their history and way of life. The Scout Leaders, Tony Potter and Simon Tovey live in the same road as some brethren and wanted to know more about their beliefs. To set […]
On Monday 10th June residents of the Staveley Centre enjoyed a rousing musical from young singers of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in Chesterfield. The group’s inspiring repertoire of six songs included three hymns. Conductor Mr. Humphrey Rowles observed that the residents clearly linked on with old favourites like ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ and ‘Onward, Christian […]
The largest fire in the West Midlands saw over 200 firefighters working tirelessly for over 3 days. The company called Jayplas, a plastic recycling facility with over 10,000 tonnes of stock, ignited when a Chinese lantern drifted into the stock late on Sunday evening. Whilst the fire service fought to gain control and save surrounding […]
On 22nd February 2013, a young member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in Norwich, 9 year old Max Deans, was visiting relatives in Swindon. While trying to cross the road, he was hit by a bus and sustained severe head injuries. Max’s condition quickly deteriorated and it was vital for him to be sedated at […]
It is a well known fact that fighting fires is a highly stressful task, and this was borne out with the recent bungalow fires near Borwick, Lancashire. The fire required some 35 fire-fighters to work well into the hours of darkness with temperatures plummeting towards zero. A local Rapid Relief Team member from Preston received a call […]
Members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church since its earliest days have been involved in supporting and serving local communities. The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has been formed by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) to more efficiently coordinate support for local communities globally. The RRT mission statement is; “Supporting Local Communities in Times of […]
On Wednesday 17th April a large fire broke out at Smurfit Kappa’s Sutton Coldfield Paper Mill, seven acres of compressed cardboard and paper made the mill a hazardous place for a huge blaze. High winds quickly fanned the flames over the property leaving the Birmingham Fire Fighters with an enormous task. Soon, over one hundred […]
On Wednesday morning, 17th April, a fire raged in the Rotherwas Industrial Estate, Hereford. This fire was rapidly destroying the building owned by Bathgate Access Flooring, and thought to have started prior to 8am when the premises open. To battle the scale and size of the fire on hand, over 135 fire fighters were brought in with 27 […]
It was the afternoon of the Good Friday Bank Holiday when the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Team were urgently called out to a fire in the village of East Meon, where they were met with the devastating sight of a row of beautiful 18th century thatched roof cottages burning furiously! Fire crews from across the […]
