You are warmly invited to join us at an array of events and services coming up in December.
On Saturday 4th December the 4th Shipley Guides present their WINTER WONDERLAND between 10am and 2pm, with the following on offer:
Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Cafe
Reindeer Food to buy
Christingle-Making
Games and Fun for all
Refreshments
Cake Stall
Proceeds will go to The Children’s Society and Church Funds
On Sunday 5th December the Brownies, Guides and Rangers will present our NATIVITY SERVICE at 10.30amfollowed by coffee and mince pies.
On Sunday 12 December our Advent Worship and Communion service at 10.30 will be led by Philip Lewer and tim Billingsley.
Our Carol Service takes place at 4pm on Sunday 19th December led by Phil Drake, with music provided by the Hall Royd Band.
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Sunday 14th November 2021 provided the opportunity not just to have our usual Remembrance Sunday service but to hold a SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE and mark in a special way the lives lost in our community during the recent Covid pandemic. We felt very aware that for many, including members of our own church, it had been hard not being able to hold services of thanksgiving and celebration for the lives of people who had passed away.
The church decided to plant a magnolia tree outside church and at our service, a plaque to remember those in this community who passed away during the pandemic was unveiled while we marked a two-minute silence.
Back inside the church everyone was invited to ;light candles and later to share in the sacrament of bread and wine.
Thank you to the Brownies, Guides and Rangers who took part in our service, parading their flags, doing the bible readings and making gifts to hand out to members of the congregation at the end of the service .
4th Shipley Guides had a great ACTIVITY SESSION on Saturday preparing for our Harvest Service at Northcliffe.
They baked BREAD PLAITS and created beautiful, DECORATED, WOODEN LOGS. Well done girls.
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Hello everyone, we hope you are all well and safe.
Guides have been busy, as too have the brownies and rangers who are now meeting again on Tuesday evenings. We are still zooming away and have 12 girls who join us online each week. Our summer term has seen us take part in the North East England’s 50th birthday challenge badge.
We chose the following challenges:
North Yorkshire N.E.
invite a vet to speak to the group – this relates to james Herriot who lived in Thirsk and the Yorkshire vet, Peter Wright, who has his practice in Thirsk.
make a pom-pom sheep; did you know that the there are 600,000 sheep in the Yorkshire Dales?
do 199 of something. (This challenge relates to the number of steps at Whitby Abbey.)
East Yorkshire
make a windmill (Skidby has a grade 2 listed windmill)
make a lobster – Bridlington is the largest lobster-fishing port in the UKand Europe
make a bird-feeder – Bempton Cliffs is famous for its sea-birds and puffins breed here
North Yorkshire West
have a spa night – Harrogate is a spa town
make some fat rascal scones – Taylor’s of Harrogate own Yorkshire tea and Betty’s Tea room (famous for its fat rascal scones)
complete a blindfold trail – john Metcalfe (‘Blind Jack’) was born in Knaresborough in 1717 and was blind from the age of 6. He built about 180 miles of turnpike roads with stones and rocks to overcome bogs
North Yorkshire South
make a viking longboat – York and Yorvik
complete a brewing experiment – relates to Tadcaster breweries
make some chocolate truffles – York is famous for chocolate and the home of Rowntree and Terry’s of York
West Yorkshire North
learn some magic – Dynamo the magician is from Bradford
hold a crisp night – Seabrook crisps founded in 1945 by Charles Brook in Allerton
We look forward to finishing our summer term with a day at our camp at Wynches, playing games and making a Viking longboat, carrying it to the campfire to burn, like proper Vikings.
We are also looking at converting the side garden on the Birklands side into a community garden with raised beds to plant fruit and veg in, plus a quiet space if you want to read a book or have some quiet time alone. We will let you know how we get on.
We hope to see you all soon and share our lockdown exploits with you while providing some home-made biscuits to go with tea and coffee. Take care until then.
It was great to see the Guides and Brownies gathering together outside church on Saturday morning to head over to Northcliffe woods. The Brownies had a challenge sheet, encouraging them to find interesting things. The Guides were easy to spot with their (moulting) feather boas.
Adele, the Guide leader, shared the work that the Guides did. They built 2 habitat piles for insects to live in and also for plants and vegetation to grow back on paths which shouldn’t be there but have been made since lockdown. The girls had loads of fun even in the rain and they saw lots of birds and 2 deer!
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100 origami cranes in rainbow colours have been installed in the church vestibule for passers-by to admire. They are a symbol of peace and love. We congratulate Charlotte Dolby for her skill in making these and are grateful to her allowing us to display them at Northcliffe.
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Advent at Northcliffe
/in News/by adminYou are warmly invited to join us at an array of events and services coming up in December.
On Saturday 4th December the 4th Shipley Guides present their WINTER WONDERLAND between 10am and 2pm, with the following on offer:
Proceeds will go to The Children’s Society and Church Funds
On Sunday 5th December the Brownies, Guides and Rangers will present our NATIVITY SERVICE at 10.30am followed by coffee and mince pies.
On Sunday 12 December our Advent Worship and Communion service at 10.30 will be led by Philip Lewer and tim Billingsley.
Our Carol Service takes place at 4pm on Sunday 19th December led by Phil Drake, with music provided by the Hall Royd Band.
MARKING REMEMBRANCE
/in News/by adminSunday 14th November 2021 provided the opportunity not just to have our usual Remembrance Sunday service but to hold a SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE and mark in a special way the lives lost in our community during the recent Covid pandemic. We felt very aware that for many, including members of our own church, it had been hard not being able to hold services of thanksgiving and celebration for the lives of people who had passed away.
The church decided to plant a magnolia tree outside church and at our service, a plaque to remember those in this community who passed away during the pandemic was unveiled while we marked a two-minute silence.
Back inside the church everyone was invited to ;light candles and later to share in the sacrament of bread and wine.
Thank you to the Brownies, Guides and Rangers who took part in our service, parading their flags, doing the bible readings and making gifts to hand out to members of the congregation at the end of the service .
Thanks to our Brownies and Guides for their part in Harvest 2021
/in News/by admin4th Shipley Guides had a great ACTIVITY SESSION on Saturday preparing for our Harvest Service at Northcliffe.
They baked BREAD PLAITS and created beautiful, DECORATED, WOODEN LOGS. Well done girls.
Guides Summer Update
/in News/by adminHello everyone, we hope you are all well and safe.
Guides have been busy, as too have the brownies and rangers who are now meeting again on Tuesday evenings. We are still zooming away and have 12 girls who join us online each week. Our summer term has seen us take part in the North East England’s 50th birthday challenge badge.
We chose the following challenges:
North Yorkshire N.E.
East Yorkshire
North Yorkshire West
North Yorkshire South
West Yorkshire North
make some biscuits – Fox’s biscuits founded by the Fox family who lived in a terraced house in Batley Here is the badge we have been working for
We made biscuits for the biscuit challenge too.
We look forward to finishing our summer term with a day at our camp at Wynches, playing games and making a Viking longboat, carrying it to the campfire to burn, like proper Vikings.
We are also looking at converting the side garden on the Birklands side into a community garden with raised beds to plant fruit and veg in, plus a quiet space if you want to read a book or have some quiet time alone. We will let you know how we get on.
We hope to see you all soon and share our lockdown exploits with you while providing some home-made biscuits to go with tea and coffee. Take care until then.
4th Shipley guides
Guides get busy for wildlife
/in News/by adminIt was great to see the Guides and Brownies gathering together outside church on Saturday morning to head over to Northcliffe woods. The Brownies had a challenge sheet, encouraging them to find interesting things. The Guides were easy to spot with their (moulting) feather boas.
Adele, the Guide leader, shared the work that the Guides did. They built 2 habitat piles for insects to live in and also for plants and vegetation to grow back on paths which shouldn’t be there but have been made since lockdown. The girls had loads of fun even in the rain and they saw lots of birds and 2 deer!
Easter Cross
/in News/by adminOur simple, bare, wooden cross has been transformed as church members and passers-by were invited to add a flower to the cross.
A rota of helpers made it a great day, with lots of little chats with passers-by and some sunshine too!
With the church doors open wide, several people also stopped to admire the peace cranes origami sculpture on display in the vestibule.
Symbols of Peace
/in News/by admin100 origami cranes in rainbow colours have been installed in the church vestibule for passers-by to admire. They are a symbol of peace and love. We congratulate Charlotte Dolby for her skill in making these and are grateful to her allowing us to display them at Northcliffe .