The Final NE1 Newsletter
| It's three months since NE1 and a good time to reflect on such a memorable week. The weather couldn't have been better for an outdoor event - the games and crafts wouldn't have been quite the same in wet, cold and windy conditions! Over three hundred children and young people had a wonderful time, supported by 30 volunteers from NE1 and more than 70 volunteers from the Guisborough churches. Arriving at the King George V playing fields each morning was a bit daunting as the setting up of the barriers, a stage, sound system, marquees and the sporting areas had to be carried out each day . . . but the willing volunteers, ably supported by the Army Cadets and the North Guisborough Community Forum, soon turned the bare field into a marvellous arena – truly a 'theatre of dreams' for all those who had gotten hold of God's vision over the year of preparation! The 'Getting to Know You Barbecue' in St Nicholas Hall on the Monday evening was a great way to start the week; the food was marvellous, prepared by the team who provided the NE1 delegates with food throughout the week. The week finished with pizzas for everyone involved, 500 pizzas in total! The Guisborough churches also supported NE1 by sending 45 young volunteers to the Herrington Country Park camp, from where the delegates went to serve other parts of the North East. To recap : |
| NrGzone
was a holiday club for children aged 5 – 11 years. Children were
allocated to a Super Hero team, headed by a fully costumed Superman, Mr
Incredible, Batman and Spiderman! Each day there were games, crafts,
inluding drum making, music, singing and a bouncy castle. The
theme tune “Our God is a Great Big God . . .” lingers in
the memory! |
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 | N2Gr8 was a youth event for young people aged 12 to 17 years. Activities included sports (football, tennis, basketball, volleyball and swimming), fun games, bouncy castles and various crafts. Guests from NE1 included a Christian rap and DJ duo, a girl band and a basketball trickster. |
| NrGise was an environmental project with litter picking, bat-box making, the design of a 'Guisborough themed' park bench and the landscaping of a flower bed in front of Howlbeck shops. |  |
In
addition to the daytime events, there was a Christian Concert in St
Nicholas Church Hall on the Thursday evening with most of the N2Gr8
young people coming along to listen to bands D2 and Good Question and
evangelist Dave Newton. On the Friday evening, a coach full
of
young people went to the final NE1 event at Herrington Country Park,
where they joined up with 5000 other young people from across the North
East.
The financial provision all came together with less than a week to go to the start of the event! The overall cost for NE1, including the materials for landscaping, was £13850. Approximately £5000 of this came from the Churches Together service offering, coffee mornings and other donations; the remainder came from grants awarded to the North Guisborough Community Forum.
NE1 has been a wonderful opportunity for the churches to build bridges into the local community. Various possibilities for follow-up are being considered, with The Bridge acting as a central focus through GuizKidz and co-ordination of other youth activities. It was such a blessing to see so many christians from across the churches working together and establishing friendships which will form a strong basis for closer links in the future. Finally, thankyou for all of your support, whether you were a volunteer, an NE1 delegate, gave generously or spent time with the Lord in prayer over NE1.
“Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.”
The financial provision all came together with less than a week to go to the start of the event! The overall cost for NE1, including the materials for landscaping, was £13850. Approximately £5000 of this came from the Churches Together service offering, coffee mornings and other donations; the remainder came from grants awarded to the North Guisborough Community Forum.
NE1 has been a wonderful opportunity for the churches to build bridges into the local community. Various possibilities for follow-up are being considered, with The Bridge acting as a central focus through GuizKidz and co-ordination of other youth activities. It was such a blessing to see so many christians from across the churches working together and establishing friendships which will form a strong basis for closer links in the future. Finally, thankyou for all of your support, whether you were a volunteer, an NE1 delegate, gave generously or spent time with the Lord in prayer over NE1.
“Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.”
Last
updated 14 October 2006