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Good news!
We are excited to say that we will be able to re-open our Toddler group soon!

It’s going to look a little bit different, but we’re looking forward to being able to be back together again.

The groups will be meeting on a Wednesday morning at Napier Hall during term time, starting from Wednesday 12^th May, and are aimed at children from 0-5 and their parents, grandparents or carers.

Due to Covid restrictions, we will be limited to 15 adults per session for the time being. Because of this, there will be two groups running; the first from 9.15 – 10.15 a.m. and then a second from 10.45 – 11.45 a.m.

You must pre-book your place at a session, and you can do this by following this link.

Pre-booking means we can control the numbers at each session, track and trace, and have a safe, friendly environment for you and our volunteers. Initially we ask, if possible, that just one adult from each household attends, so that we can welcome as many families as possible.

If you have any difficulty accessing the booking system, please do contact Liz on 07739 096251 or email lizknellhbc@gmail.com.

More information about the groups – please read all this information carefully as a lot has changed since we were last able to be together.

We must ask that if you or anyone in your household has any Covid symptoms, including a high temperature, persistent new cough and/or loss of, or change to, your sense of smell or taste, you must refrain from attending the session.

On arrival:  Please practice good social distancing etiquette if you need to queue to enter the building.

Adults and children must use hand sanitizer on arrival and periodically throughout the session. On entry into the hall, adults and those over 11 years old must wear a face covering (unless exempt on health grounds) and keep at least 1m away from other adults and from children who are not in their own household or bubble.

Please note: Government education guidelines now state that children under 5 do not have to socially distance from each other. However, they do need to try and distance themselves from adults that are not from their household or bubble.

Please be reminded that your children are your responsibility in the group and especially in these times we do ask that you are alert and keep a close eye on your children to help them as they play.

Cost: The groups cost £1.50 per family, which is payable online at the time of booking. If you need any support with this please contact Liz and she’ll be happy to help you.

Food and Drink: For now, we will not be serving snacks or refreshments, but we do invite families to bring their own drink and snack, and maybe a small blanket to sit on together, although chairs will be available too! Hot drinks for grown-ups in lidded cups  are welcome. We will have a snack time when we sit down to enjoy the snack together and listen to a story.

Singing: We are allowed to have singing time. However, please note that Government guidelines state that only 6 adults in the session, together with the children, can join in with the singing.

Cleaning:  The tables and chairs, toilets and touch points will be cleaned before and after each session. Each session will have its own set of toys that will have been in quarantine for at least 72 hours prior to the session. There will be wipes available throughout the hall which parents and carers are invited to use to help keep equipment clean and sanitized.

Toilets and baby change: The toilets will be available but we ask that only 1 family uses them at any one time.

Track and Trace: In order to support the NHS Test and Trace programme, we are taking contact details (name and telephone number) for all visitors, as well as recording times entering and leaving Todders. In line with guidance issued by the Department for Health and Social Care, we will keep your details safely and in compliance with GDPR legislation for 21 days before securely disposing of or deleting them. We will only share your details with NHS Test and Trace, if asked, in the event that it is needed to help stop the spread of coronavirus. We will not use your details for any other purposes or pass them on to anyone else.

Risk: You agree to attend the sessions at your own risk. Even though we are a Covid-19 secure venue, this does not guarantee that we are Covid-19 free.

Check list: Remember to bring the following with you each week:

A face covering for adults

Drink and snack (hot drinks in lidded cups are welcome)

Small blanket for snack time if wished.

Your pre-schooler!

After long discussions this evening following the latest advice from the government, we have made the decision to suspend all of our groups with immediate effect. It was a difficult decision knowing that being able to go to groups with our little ones is essential to us as parents and carers.

Do look out for updates about when we will be able to reopen, but this will be based on the advice we receive from the government.

If you do need anything, please do get in touch even if it’s just for a chat. Either by Facebook Messenger, email (hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk) or phone (07934 609648).

Our Grans and Tots meetings have been cancelled until further notice. For more information, please call Gerry on 02392 593227. You can also stay up-to-date by joining the Horndean Baptist Church Toddler Groups Facebook page.

Sunday 15th September is our Harvest Service and will be followed by a Ploughman’s lunch.

There is no charge for lunch but there will be an opportunity to give to Home for Good should you wish to.

There will be a sign up sheet on the welcome table. The last date to sign up will be Sunday 8th September

For more information, call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Now that the school holidays are upon us, the HBC toddler groups will be running a little differently.

Tuesday Toddlers will run as usual: 10am – 12pm, every Tuesday in Napier Hall.

Thursday Toddlers is taking a break and will resume once the schools restart in September.

Grans and Tots are still meeting on Wednesdays from 10am – 12pm, but they’ll be getting together in parks and playgrounds around the area. Here’s where you’ll find them:

25 July – Jubilee Hall Park, Catherington Lane, Horndean.

1 August – King George’s Playing Field, Ashley Road, Denmead.

8 August – Peel Park, Chalton Lane, Clanfield.

15 August – Waterlooville Rec. off Milton Road.

22 August – Jubilee Hall Park, Catherington Lane, Horndean.

29 August – King George’s Playing Field, Ashley Road, Denmead.

5 September – Grans ‘n’ Tots restarts at Napier Hall.

Have a great summer!

Once upon a time, there was a galleon – an explorer ship full of pirates, explorers and scientists. This unlikely crew sailed the ocean united only by their presence on the ship and their search for hidden treasure …

Treasure Seekers continues on Monday 2 July. There’ll be fun, games, crafts and quizzes for 4-11-olds in the main hall, and in the back room, there’ll be refreshments for parents and carers who’d like to stay and toys for little ones to play with.

4pm – 5.30pm, Napier Hall, Horndean.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Join us on Sunday 11 March for our all-age service, which starts at 10.30am and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

To find out what our all-age services are like, take a look at these posts.

For more information, call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Once upon a time, there was a galleon – an explorer ship full of pirates, explorers and scientists. This unlikely crew sailed the ocean united only by their presence on the ship and their search for hidden treasure …

Treasure Seekers continues on Monday 5 March. There’ll be fun, games, crafts and quizzes for 4-11-olds in the main hall, and in the back room, there’ll be refreshments for parents and carers who’d like to stay and toys for little ones to play with.

4pm – 5.30pm, Napier Hall, Horndean.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

To stay up-to-date  with the HBC Todder Groups you can now join the Horndean Baptist Church Toddler Groups Facebook page.

For more information, please call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

The school holidays are almost upon us, so here are the arrangements for our toddler groups.

Tuesday Toddlers will take place throughout the summer as usual, from 10 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. in Napier Hall. Older siblings are welcome. Please note: there will not be a Tuesday Toddlers on 1 August.

Grans ‘n’ Tots’ last meeting at Napier Hall for the summer will be on 19 July. The group will be meeting in various parks around the area throughout the holiday. Details to be published soon. All welcome.

Thursday Toddlers will finish for the summer on 20 July.

We wish you a very happy summer holiday!

For more information, please call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Join us on Sunday 21 May for our all-age service, which starts at 10.30am and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

To find out what our all-age services are like, take a look at these posts.

For more information, call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Once upon a time, there was a galleon – an explorer ship full of pirates, explorers and scientists. This unlikely crew sailed the ocean united only by their presence on the ship and their search for hidden treasure …

Treasure Seekers continues on Monday 8 May. There’ll be fun, games, crafts and quizzes for 4-11-olds in the main hall, and in the back room, there’ll be refreshments for parents and carers who’d like to stay and toys for little ones to play with.

4pm – 5.30pm, Napier Hall, Horndean.

Dates for the rest of the year:

• 26 June 2017

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Once upon a time, there was a galleon – an explorer ship full of pirates, explorers and scientists. This unlikely crew sailed the ocean united only by their presence on the ship and their search for hidden treasure …

Treasure Seekers continues on Monday 27 March. There’ll be fun, games, crafts and quizzes for 4-11-olds in the main hall, and in the back room, there’ll be refreshments for parents and carers who’d like to stay and toys for little ones to play with.

4pm – 5.30pm, Napier Hall, Horndean.

Dates for the rest of the year:

• 8 May 2017
• 26 June 2017

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Once upon a time, there was a galleon – an explorer ship full of pirates, explorers and scientists. This unlikely crew sailed the ocean united only by their presence on the ship and their search for hidden treasure …

Treasure Seekers continues on Monday 30 January. There’ll be fun, games, crafts and quizzes for 4-11-olds in the main hall, and in the back room, there’ll be refreshments for parents and carers who’d like to stay and toys for little ones to play with.

4pm – 5.30pm, Napier Hall, Horndean.

Dates for the rest of the year:

• 27 March 2017
• 8 May 2017
• 26 June 2017

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Come along to Napier Hall at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday 22 December for our Christmas Family Service, a fun-packed hour of stories, games and crafts plus drinks, mince pies and a chance to chat.

Our other Christmas service:

Sunday 25 December: Christmas Day Service, 10.30 a.m., Napier Hall.

There will be no service on Sunday 1 January 2017.

For more information, call Mark Wickenden, our Minister, on 07804 642090 or email him at mark.wickenden@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Once upon a time, there was a galleon – an explorer ship full of pirates, explorers and scientists. This unlikely crew sailed the ocean united only by their presence on the ship and their search for hidden treasure …

Treasure Seekers continues on Monday 28 November. There’ll be fun, games, crafts and quizzes for 4-11-olds in the main hall, and in the back room, there’ll be refreshments for parents and carers who’d like to stay and toys for little ones to play with.

4pm – 5.30pm, Napier Hall, Horndean.

Dates for the coming year:

• 30 January 2017
• 27 March 2017
• 8 May 2017
• 26 June 2017

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

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Join us on Sunday 20 November for our harvest all-age service, which starts at 10.30am and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

To find out what our all-age services are like, take a look at these posts.

For more information, call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

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Congratulations to Connect: Youth! And thank you to everyone who came to Saturday’s Pudding Party, and also to everyone who provided puddings. Together we raised £312.50 for Save the Children’s Syria Crisis appeal!

For more information about Connect: Youth, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

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Connect: Youth would like to invite you to the next church social.

This will be a Pudding Party in aid of Save the Children’s Syria Crisis Appeal.

It will be on Saturday the 8th of October from 6.30pm to 8.00pm at Napier Hall.

There will be all sorts of puddings for you to eat and games and quizzes for you to play.

Tickets are free, but you must have a ticket to attend. You can get them from members of Connect: Youth on Sundays. There will be an opportunity to donate money to the appeal on the evening.

For more information please speak to Natalie.

Thank you!

Now that it’s time for the children to go back to school, it’s time for Drop Off, Drop In to start again, so after the Friday morning school run, join us for a cuppa and a chin-wag at Oh So’s Cafe in Horndean.

All welcome.

Fridays, term time, beginning 9 September 2016.

8.45am – 10.00am

Oh So’s Cafe (what was Horndean Post Office)

Cost: Free (The church pays for the drinks!)

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

The school holidays are almost upon us, so here are the arrangements for our toddler groups.

Tuesday Toddlers will take place throughout the summer as usual, from 10 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. in Napier Hall. Older siblings are welcome.

Grans ‘n’ Tots will finish for the summer on 20 July and reopen on 14 September.

Thursday Toddlers will finish for the summer on 14 July and reopen on 8 September.

For more information, please call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

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The Crafty Cuppa Club is a monthly arts ‘n’ crafts group for grown-ups of all abilities.

Next Meeting: Monday 18 July 2016, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., main room, Napier Hall, Horndean. (All 2016 dates.)

Cost: £2 per session

Join us at The Crafty Cuppa Club, a club where beginners and experts alike can have a break from responsibilities and simply enjoy being arty and crafty in the company of others. It’s a place where no experience is required, a place to chill-out and encourage each other over a cuppa, a place to share tips and tricks, to work on an existing craft project or to try something new.

Don’t worry if you’ve never done anything arty or crafty before; there’ll be something in the boxes of resources for you to try plus an optional activity to have a go at.

Follow this link to see photos of some of the items our regulars have made.

To find out more, call Angie on 07804 642090 or email her at angie.wickenden@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk

For those with children aged 0-4 years, there is now a creche. Cost: £1. To book a place for your child, please call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Join us on Sunday 17 July for our all-age service. Come along to Napier Hall, Horndean at 10 a.m. for refreshments and then stay for the service which starts at 10.30 a.m. and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

Follow this link to find out what our all-age services are like.

For more information call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Communitas are currently seeking a Youth Work Manager:

The Youth Work Manager post is for 37 hours per week salary between £21,500 – £25,500 depending on experience of management, youth work and qualifications. (There is potential for this post to be divided into two roles or a job share for the right candidates.)

This is an exciting opportunity to work creatively with young people aged 11-19yrs. Working in Leigh Park you will inspire, support and encourage the personal development of our local young people. You will be an enthusiastic, committed person with a good knowledge of urban priority areas and the challenges faced by our young people. Ideally trained to a degree level in youth work or similar and have experience of leading a small team of staff and volunteers. You will manage service provision which engages, motivates, challenges and supports young people holistically through a variety of projects. Communitas projects include Solace a one to one service, schools work, homework clubs and youth clubs. As well as oversight of existing projects, you will develop new projects and partnerships with other providers.

Communitas was set up five years ago by local people as a not for profit organisation to offer young people’s services in Leigh Park.

Communitas members share a passion for the community of Leigh Park working to a Christian ethos through local people bringing hope where there is despair and inclusion where there is risk of exclusion and disaffection. Our team of staff and volunteers seek to engage with local culture modelling grace, hope, compassion and forgiveness, whilst working for justice and peace in Leigh Park highlighting the importance of love and respect for all in our community. We value the uniqueness of each and every human being regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, creed or sexual orientation and celebrate diversity in our multi-cultural society.

Find out more about us www.communitas-youth.com

Closing date for applications is by noon Friday 8th July; electronically to communitas@hotmail.co.uk Interviews will take place the week commencing 25th July For an informal discussion please contact Barney Barron on 07867501436. For an application pack please email communitas@hotmail.co.uk

Once upon a time, there was a galleon – an explorer ship full of pirates, explorers and scientists. This unlikely crew sailed the ocean united only by their presence on the ship and their search for hidden treasure …

The final session of our kids’ club, Treasure Seekers, will be on Monday 27 June from 4 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. in the main room at Napier Hall, Horndean.

There’ll be fun, games, crafts and quizzes for 4-11-year-olds, plus – in the back room – refreshments for parents and carers who’d like to stay and toys for little ones to play with.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

The Crafty Cuppa Club is a monthly arts ‘n’ crafts group for grown-ups of all abilities.

Next Meeting: Monday 20 June 2016, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., main room, Napier Hall, Horndean. (All 2016 dates.)

Cost: £2 per session

Join us at The Crafty Cuppa Club, a club where beginners and experts alike can have a break from responsibilities and simply enjoy being arty and crafty in the company of others. It’s a place where no experience is required, a place to chill-out and encourage each other over a cuppa, a place to share tips and tricks, to work on an existing craft project or to try something new.

Don’t worry if you’ve never done anything arty or crafty before; there’ll be something in the boxes of resources for you to try plus an optional activity to have a go at.

Follow this link to see photos of some of the items our regulars have made.

To find out more, call Angie on 07804 642090 or email her at angie.wickenden@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk

For those with children aged 0-4 years, there is now a creche. Cost: £1. To book a place for your child, please call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Join us at Napier Hall from 4pm to 5.30pm on Sunday 22 May for our annual Bubbles Cream Tea.

Our children and young people will be serving afternoon tea and providing entertainment. They will also be selling bric-a-brac and homemade gifts in order to raise money for the Stroke Association.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Join us on Sunday 15 May for our all-age service. Come along to Napier Hall, Horndean at 10 a.m. for refreshments and then stay for the service which starts at 10.30 a.m. and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

To find out what our all-age services are like, take a look at these posts.

For more information call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Join us on Sunday 20 March for our all-age service. Come along to Napier Hall, Horndean at 10 a.m. for hot-cross buns and hot drinks and then stay for the service which starts at 10.30 a.m. and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

To find out what our all-age services are like, take a look at these posts.

For more information call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Last summer, our children and young people put on an afternoon tea and raised £278.79 for the Ruth Vines Memorial School in Sierra Leone.

The money raised was used to make classroom benches. Due to building and painting work, they were packed away for a while, but now they are finally in use!

Anna would like to pass on her thanks to everyone who has supported the project.

With only two weeks left of term, it’s time to tell you what will be happening with our toddler groups over the Christmas period.

The last sessions of 2015 will be as follows:

• Grans ‘n’ Tots: Wednesday 16 December
• Thursday Toddlers: Thursday 17 December
• Tuesday Toddlers: Tuesday 22 December

After the Christmas break, the groups will resume as follows:

• Tuesday Toddlers: Tuesday 5 January
• Grans ‘n’ Tots: Wednesday 6 January
• Thursday Toddlers: Thursday 7 January

In the meantime, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Join us for our Christmas Services:

Sunday 20 December: Carols by Candlelight, 6.30 p.m., Napier Hall.

Thursday 24 December: Christmas Family Service, 10.30 a.m., Napier Hall.

Friday 25 December: Christmas Day Service, 10.30 a.m., Napier Hall, preceded by a shared breakfast from 9.45am.

Please note there will be no service on Sunday 27 December.

Once upon a time, there was a galleon – an explorer ship full of pirates, explorers and scientists. This unlikely crew sailed the ocean united only by their presence on the ship and their search for hidden treasure …

The second session of our kids’ club, Treasure Seekers, will be on Monday 30 November. There’ll be fun, games, crafts and quizzes for 4-11-year-olds, plus – in the back room – refreshments for parents and carers who’d like to stay and toys for little ones to play with.

4pm – 5.30pm, Napier Hall, Horndean.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Join us on Sunday 15 November for our all-age service. Come along to Napier Hall, Horndean at 10am for doughnuts and drinks and then stay for the service which starts at 10.30am and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

To find out what our all-age services are like, take a look at these posts.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

It’s hard to believe it, but the school holidays are just around the corner again! Grans ‘n’ Tots and Thursday Toddlers will be taking a break for the week, but Tuesday Toddlers will be running as usual. The next sessions will be as follows:

• Tuesday Toddlers: 27 October, 10am – 11.45am
• Grans ‘n’ Tots: Wednesday 4 November, 10am – 11.45am
• Thursday Toddlers: 5 November, 10am – 11.45am

Have a great half-term!

With a new school year, comes a new after-school club: Treasure Seekers.

Once upon a time, there was a galleon – an explorer ship full of pirates, explorers and scientists. This unlikely crew sailed the ocean united only by their presence on the ship and their search for hidden treasure …

Treasure Seekers begins on Monday 28th September and will run once a half term as usual. There’ll be fun, games, crafts and quizzes for 4-11-olds, plus – in the back room – refreshments for parents and carers who’d like to stay and toys for little ones to play with.

4pm – 5.30pm, Napier Hall, Horndean.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Join us on Sunday 20 September for our harvest all-age service, which starts at 10.30am and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

Afterward, we’ll be sharing a lunch of shepherd’s pie and cottage pie, followed by strawberries and cream. Feel free to invite family and friends, but please sign-up by Sunday 13 September, so we know how many to cater for. Please speak to Jane, Hannah or Helen R.

There will be no cost for the lunch, but there will be an opportunity to donate toward the BMS World Mission Nepal Appeal.

To find out what our all-age services are like, take a look at these posts.

For more information, call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

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Now that it’s time for the children to go back to school, it’s time for Drop Off, Drop In to start again, so after the Friday morning school run, join us for a cuppa and a chin-wag at The Red Lion in Horndean.

All welcome.

Fridays, term time, beginning 4 September.

8.45am – 10.00am

The Red Lion, Havant Road, Horndean.

Cost: Free (The church pays for the drinks!)

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

It’s almost the beginning of a new school year, so we’re getting ready to restart our toddler group meetings. Arrangements are as follows:

Tuesday Toddlers continues in the back room on Tuesdays from 10am – 11.45am.

Thursday Toddlers will resume in the main hall on Thursday 3 September, 10am – 11.45am.

Grans ‘n’ Tots will resume in the main hall on Wednesday 9 September, 10am – 11.45am.

£1.50 per family per week.

See you there!

For more information about our toddler groups, call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Congratulations to our children and young people who raised £278.79 for the Ruth Vines Memorial School by putting on an afternoon tea today!

As well as treating us to sandwiches and cakes, the children entertained us with music, jokes and trampolining. They also sold bric-a-brac and homemade crafts.

Thank you to everyone who donated food and money, and thank you to the wonderful team who decorated the hall and kept the coffee and tea coming all afternoon.

For more information about Bubbles, call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

The school holidays are almost upon us. Ordinarily our toddler groups close down for the summer, but not this year! Tuesday Toddlers will continue to run, plus there will be two Toddler Specials.

Tuesday Toddlers will take place as usual from 10am – 11.45am in the back room at Napier Hall.

The Toddler Specials will be held in the main room at Napier Hall at the normal time of 10am – 11.45am on Wednesday 5 August and Wednesday 19 August.

Older siblings are welcome at all events.

Thursday Toddlers will finish for the summer on 16 July and reopen on 3 September.

Grans ‘n’ Tots will finish for the summer on 22 July and reopen on 9 September.

For more information about Tuesday Toddlers, call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

For more information about the Toddler Specials, call Gerry on 02392 593227.

Join us on Sunday 19 July for our all-age service. Come along to Napier Hall, Horndean at 10am for doughnuts and drinks and then stay for the service which starts at 10.30am and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

To find out what our all-age services are like, take a look at these posts.

For more information call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Join us at Napier Hall from 4pm to 5.30pm on Sunday 12 July for The Bubbles Cream Tea.

Our children and young people will be serving afternoon tea and providing entertainment. They will also be selling bric-a-brac and homemade gifts in order to raise money for the Ruth Vines Memorial School in Sierra Leone.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Our final Mega Makers session is taking place on Monday 22 June from 4pm – 5.30pm at Napier Hall, Horndean.

Fun, games, crafts and quizzes for children aged 4 – 11 years old.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

As it’s half-term next week, all our toddler groups will be closed.

Our next meetings will be as follows:

• Tuesday Toddlers: Tuesday 2 June
• Grans ‘n’ Tots: Wednesday 3 June
• Thursday Toddlers: Thursday 4 June

Have a great break, and we’ll see you soon!

For more information about our toddler groups call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

At Mega Makers on Monday, we made little gardens. I made one for an alien. I used lots of pompoms and lollipop sticks. Next we made a vehicle that could carry a ball without it falling out. Mine looked like a spaceship. My ball stayed in my vehicle because I put a lid on it.

After that we listened to a person telling a story on a CD. The story was about when Jesus wasn’t in his tomb. Then we had a quiz which was based on the story. At snack time, we had pizza and vegetables and for pudding there was chocolate cake and fruit. To finish off, we did some experiments. My experiment was to invent a boat that could glide across water. Unfortunately, my boat sank!

My favourite part of Mega Makers was making my spaceship.

Thank you, Hannah, for a great afternoon!

Sophie, aged 9.

Our next Mega Makers session will be on Monday 22 June. For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Our fifth Mega Makers session is taking place on Monday 11 May from 4pm – 5.30pm at Napier Hall, Horndean.

Fun, games, crafts and quizzes for children aged 4 – 11 years old.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Join us on Sunday 17 May for our all-age service. Come along to Napier Hall, Horndean at 9.30am for breakfast and then stay for the service which starts at 10.30am and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

To find out what our all-age services are like, take a look at this post.

For more information call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

On Tuesday mornings during the summer term we will be running a new toddler group for parents, carers and their charges.  If this is successful we will continue after the summer holidays in September.

Join us for free-play and a cuppa, followed by a sit-down snack and an energetic sing-song.

Term-time Tuesdays from 21 April 2015.

Committee Room, Napier Hall, Horndean.

10:00 – 11:45

£1.50 per family per week.

Grans and Tots and Thursday Toddlers will continue to run as normal.

To find out more, contact our Children and Families Leader, Hannah on 07934 609648 or hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.org.uk.

Join us on Sunday 22 March for our all-age service. Come along to Napier Hall, Horndean at 10am for breakfast and then stay for the service which starts at 10.30am and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone!

Don’t forget to bring your wallets and purses as some of our young people will be selling their crafty creations and bric-a-brac in order to raise money for Melon Mission, a charity supported by the Horndean schools.

To find out what we did at our last all-age service, take a look at this post.

For more information call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

In Bubbles today we learned about The Good Samaritan from the Gospel of Luke. My favourite part of the story was where the Samaritan took the injured man to a hotel and paid for him to be looked after. We learned that our neighbour is anyone who needs our help. We also learned that help can come from the most surprising places!

After we listened to the story, we played a game where we bandaged someone with toilet paper. I loved being bandaged as I felt like an Egyptian mummy! Also some people made cardboard donkeys and men. Some of us made play dough characters, which was fun. At the end we prayed for specific people. I prayed for my mum, my dad and my brother.

Sophie, aged 9.

For more information about Bubbles call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Our fourth Mega Makers session is taking place on Monday 16 March from 4pm – 5.30pm at Napier Hall, Horndean.

Fun, games, crafts and quizzes for children aged 4 – 11 years old.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Many of you may have heard of a pancake toss using a frying pan, but have you ever tried a pancake toss using a parachute? On Tuesday 17th February, at our pancake party, this was one of the fun filled activities that we tried out with great success!

As our guests arrived, they chose from a selection of crafts – some messy and others not quite so messy – and toys. For Jessica, aged 3, her best bit was “making a gluey picture” and for mum, “the girls got to get messy with glue without me worrying about them making a mess of our home!”

Then grown ups and children alike enjoyed a lunch of hot dogs and pancakes – not both together! There were some interesting combinations of toppings – mostly resulting in sugar on sugar!

Afterward, it was certainly time to run off some of that extra energy! The children enjoyed tossing pancakes with and without a parachute as well as a round of Duck, Duck, Goose. The party ended with an energetic rendition of the Hokey Cokey.

For more information about our activities for kids, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Grans ‘n’ Tots and Thursday Toddlers are closing for the the half-term holiday (14 – 22 February).

Thursday Toddlers will start again on Thursday 26 February.

Grans ‘n’ Tots will start again on Wednesday 4 March.

Have a restful break!

We went to Mega Makers at Church today. We made spaghetti and marshmallow towers to see which one was the strongest to hold a toy car.

Our favourite part was when we mixed baking soda with shaving foam and poured vinegar on it to made it bubble like a volcano.

We had a snack half way through which was yummy and we had lots of fun with our friends.

Hannah, Helen and Jim always make it fun and interesting. We love going to Mega Makers!!!

Caitlin and James

At Youth Group last Friday, we took over Hannah’s kitchen and tried our hand at baking mug cakes (a cake-for-one baked in your very own mug). The kitchen was transformed into a hive of activity as flour was measured, eggs were cracked and butter was melted.

Matt’s cake mix was rather explosive, erupting in the microwave and threatening to takeover the whole kitchen like something from Doctor Who.

As the group enjoyed tasting their creations, we discussed the Bible story about the man lowered through the roof to be healed by Jesus. We debated the logistics of lowering someone through a roof on a bed and also why Jesus forgave him as well as healing him.

Our third Mega Makers session is taking place on Monday 26 January from 4pm – 5.30pm at Napier Hall, Horndean.

Fun, games, crafts and quizzes for children aged 4 – 11 years old.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Last night, Youth Group went to the cinema to see Exodus: Gods and Kings. At Chichester Cineworld we bought popcorn, ice cream and Slushies and went and sat in the smallest screen I’d ever seen.

Exodus: Gods and Kings is a film about Moses saving the Hebrew slaves from Egypt. It was a bit gory at times – the Nile turned red with blood when the crocodiles attacked some fisherman – but I think it was an amazing film. The best bit was when God parted the Red Sea. I found it interesting that Moses didn’t die on numerous occasions even though Pharaoh sent people to kill him.

In the car on the way home, we had lots of fun discussing everything that was similar and different to the story of Moses in the Bible.

by Sam, age 12.

On Christmas Eve we had a family service. When we came in we had to draw a picture of ourselves. There was a big picture of Bethlehem on the wall and we stuck the pictures of ourselves on there. When everyone had arrived we started to make characters from the Nativity by drawing round our hand and decorating them. I made Joseph, baby Jesus and an angel. Other people made Mary, shepherds, the three kings and cows. We stuck our characters on the Bethlehem picture as each song came up. For example, when we sang Away in a Manger we stuck the pictures of Baby Jesus up. On the projector screen the Nativity Story was told using Lego figures. After the service we had a drink and some biscuits. We all had a lot of fun and the Bethlehem picture looked very good at the end.

by Ellie, age 7.

On Sunday 18 January we will be holding our first all-age service of 2015. Come along to Napier Hall, Horndean at 10am for coffee and donuts. The service itself starts at 10.30am and lasts for about an hour. There’ll be singing and stories, art and activities, friendship and fun … something for everyone.

For more information call Hannah Lowry, our Children and Families Leader, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

It’s our first Drop Off Drop In of 2015 on Friday 9 January. Come along to The Red Lion in Horndean after the school-run (from 8.45am) for a hot drink and a chin-wag.

Now that the big kids have gone back to school, join us with your little ones for free-play and a cuppa, followed by a sit-down snack and an energetic sing-song.

Grans and Tots is a toddler group run especially for grandparents and their grandchildren aged 0-4. Wednesdays, term time.

Thursday Toddlers is a toddler group for parents and carers and their charges aged 0-4. Thursdays, term time.

Both groups meet in the main room at Napier Hall from 10am to 11.45am.

Come along to Napier Hall at 4pm this afternoon for our Christmas Family Service, a fun-packed hour of stories, games and crafts plus drinks, mince pies and a chance to chat.

Our other Christmas services:

Wednesday 24 December: Midnight Christmas Service, 11.30pm, Napier Hall

Thursday 25 December: Christmas Day Service, 10.30am, Napier Hall, preceded by breakfast from 9.45am

This week, Grans and Tots and Thursday Toddlers will be running their last meetings before Christmas (Dec 17th and 18th). They will be back once the school term starts in January.

Next Meetings:

Grans and Tots: January 7th

Thursday Toddlers: January 8th

Our second Mega Makers session is taking place on Monday 24th November from 4pm – 5.30pm at Napier Hall, Horndean.

Fun, games, crafts and quizzes for children aged 4 – 11 years old.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

On Thursday 30th October from 3.45pm to 5pm, we’ll be holding our annual children’s Bright and Light Party.

Come along to Napier Hall for fun, games, crafts and quizzes! An evening meal for all the family will be served from 5pm to 6pm.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Our first Mega Makers session is taking place on Monday 29 September from 4pm – 5.30pm at Napier Hall, Horndean.

Fun, games, crafts and quizzes for children aged 4 – 11 years old.

For more information, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Come along and join Grans and Tots and Thursday Toddlers for fun this summer!

The Summer Fun event on Wednesday 27th August will be held at Napier Hall. If the weather is fair we’ll walk along to the grounds of Merchistoun Hall for the picnic. If it’s not, we’ll stay in Napier Hall

Today, our children and young people – collectively known as Bubbles – put on an afternoon of entertainment to raise money for charity.

They told jokes, sang songs and danced dances, while the grown-ups were treated to all manner of confectioneries. There was also an opportunity to buy some wonderful loom band creations and home-made lanterns.

All in all, they raised over £150 for Coffee for a Cause, which supports BMS World Mission’s preschool work with underprivileged children around the world.

Well done, Bubbles!

For more information about Bubbles, call our Children and Families Leader, Hannah Lowry, on 07934 609648 or email her at hannah.lowry@horndeanbaptistchurch.co.uk.