A CHURCH is delighted after winning a prestigious national award for the tireless work it does in the community. The Chapel and School Room in Chapel Row, Woodham Ferrers has won the Serving the Community Award at an online ceremony hosted by the Congregational Federation’s national assembly. The awards are given to churches which meet the needs of communities and come with a £2,000 prize. The church, which serves residents in areas such as South Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre, has decided to put the prize money towards a container for a food pantry. Community pastor Emma Hunnable, who received the award on behalf of the church alongside Minister Eric Fenwick, said: “We needed to be really creative.
A CHURCH is delighted after winning a prestigious national award for the tireless work it does in the community. The Chapel and School Room in Chapel Row, Woodham Ferrers has won the Serving the Community Award at an online ceremony hosted by the Congregational Federation’s national assembly. The awards are given to churches which meet the needs of communities and come with a £2,000 prize. The church, which serves residents in areas such as South Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre, has decided to put the prize money towards a container for a food pantry. Community pastor Emma Hunnable, who received the award on behalf of the church alongside Minister Eric Fenwick, said: “We needed to be really creative.
FIVE Basingstoke schoolboys are completing a ‘Marathon for Mind’ to raise money and awareness for Mental Health Awareness Week. Aldworth School Year 10 pupils James Wood, Ethan Hockley, Charles Pierce and Max Pierce, and Andrew Aylward in Year 8 are all members of the school’s Charity Club and are collectively running 26.2 miles on treadmills after school this week to raise funds for the charity Mind, which supports people experiencing mental health difficulties. Ethan told the Gazette: “We found the training to be ok, but different to the actual challenge because we trained outside and not on treadmills. We slowly built up our training over the last few weeks by running around the playground before school so that we were in a good position to tackle the challenge.”
Staff at a Carlisle school are now reflecting on their efforts in delivering remote learning. Newtown Primary School pupils and staff went from little familiarity with Microsoft Teams in October to delivering online live sessions, sharing their screens, using breakout rooms and setting up file stores and assignments. Acting Headteacher Marie Jamieson said: “‘It really has been amazing to achieve all this in such a short space of time. “All children who did not have access to devices were given new laptops to use and they were supported to access free internet services when needed. This allowed staff to be able to deliver live lessons daily and they were really well received.”
By Pam Dudek IN the months since I became chief executive of NHS Highland, I’ve been developing my vision of creating a compassionate and inclusive organisation where people feel their voices are being heard. As part of this journey, it’s essential to admit past mistakes and tackle underlying issues, which is where the Healing Process – set-up to address the findings of the Sturrock Report – comes in. The Sturrock Report, published in May 2019 and led by John Sturrock QC, identified historic bullying and harassment within NHS Highland, affecting employees in Highland and Argyll and Bute. Our board has apologised profusely for these issues and deeply regrets they ever occurred.