No the photo is not from December, it was yesterday's Lichfield Bower. Late Night Listeners float won first prize and the portrayal of Santa Claus seemed to cause some confusion with the younger children on the route! You cant win them all!
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FTER reading how an Oldham Street Angel saved the life of a young man left for dead in Oldham town centre, one woman was so touched she bought the volunteers some new equipment. The Chronicle reported how a man in his 20s was left in the middle of the road not breathing and with a broken leg after being run over by a taxi in March. The driver drove off but father-of-three Christopher Molden (60) arrived to look after the injured man - and probably saved his life. Chris was on duty with the Oldham Street Angels — a group of volunteers who give up their weekend nights to help the vulnerable in the town centre. Ellen Crossley, from Shaw, read the story and wanted to offer support to the angels. She has now bought them waterproof bags in which to carry first-aid kits and other equipment. Ellen said: “My friend Jean Smith died and I wanted to make a donation in her memory. I thought a good choice would be the Street Angels, who do a great job in trying circumstances.” CNI Network was part of the Cinnamon Network stand at the Big Church Day Out event in Sussex where we promoted our work - here is Derek from Arrun Angels and David from Hull Street Angels...
CNI Network joined with Charisma Art at the Christian Resource Exhibition in London's Excel Centre. It was great to meet friends old and new and share our story, encourage people to volunteer and share the Street Angels book. Pictures include: Pastor Agu the lead of the Redeemed Christian Church of God; Paul Kerensa, writer on Miranda and stand up comic; Steve Clifford CEO of the Evangelical Alliance; Church Times cartoonist Dave Walker; children's author Andy Robb; author Tolulope Oyewole; and one of our Inspire Magazine competition winners. Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police joins Street Angels in Manchester City Centre5/16/2015
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Sir Peter Fahy, joined the Manchester Street Angels on patrol last night (Friday 15th May)
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SKIPTON Street Angels held their sixth annual commissioning service at the town's St Andrew’s Church. The service was led by the Rev Richard Atkinson, Methodist Superintendent, and the preacher was the rector of Holy Trinity, the Rev Veronica James. Several new recruits were welcomed and certificates for five years’ service were awarded to Richard Atkinson, Wendy Clark, Ann Horner, John Nixon, Maggs Oakden, Mike Perry and Angela Walls. Town mayor Cllr John Dawson thanked the Street Angels on behalf of the community. Special guests at the service were Paul Blakey and his wife, Jean. Paul is the founder of Street Angels UK and Christian Nightlife Initiatives Network (CNI). He presented copies of his book, Street Angels, to Cllr Dawson and Mr Richard Atkinson. It contains a section on Skipton Street Angels, written by Gordon Williamson, and shows how Skipton is part of an exciting and growing international initiative. Eileen Appleby, the founder of Skipton Street Angels, shared some thoughts on being a Street Angel. One colleague had remarked it was like putting a smile on the face of the High Street on Saturday night. She thanked everyone for their continuing support and invited anyone interested in joining Street Angels to get in touch via skiptonchurches.org.uk/streetangels The Seychelles Sesel Paster Lannwit had a wonderful commissioning service last Friday. 21 volunteers (there are 6 more who couldn't make it) were commissioned by both Roman Catholic and Anglican Bishops then had the first patrol through the town for 2 hours. The team were excited and inspired to be out after all their training and could see in just a short time how great the need is. The plan is to go out every Friday from 7 - 11pm for the next few weeks. And then to go out later on Saturday nights. More volunteers would be welcomed, especially men.
You can read a press article here. ![]() Source For just under one year I have volunteered on the local Street Source team. There is a small team of us who give up a few hours on a Saturday night to try to help the local revelers. Street Source is connected with Riverside church in Sleaford and there are volunteers from other local churches. The main goal is to provide a safe place for night clubbers, homeless and anyone in need of help/ shelter to come and shelter within the Source café (This is not a place to sleep but to get warmth while we are open). The source café is located at the front of Riverside church. We provide a free drink, tea or coffee and an open ear. In some cases someone might come in and just wait for a Taxi or friends to pick them up, they might be homeless and seek somewhere warm to stay and/ or seek advice. Anyone who goes out on a Saturday night has good intentions but on occasions and not always through their own fault, people can find themselves in a predicament. We are there to help. One thing that is worth noting is that we are not the police nor are we paramedics but that said, we will contact the appropriate authorities if needed. The source is open from 22:30 and closes at 02:00 (10:30pm – 0200am) every Saturday. There can be the odd Saturday where no volunteers can come together and therefore we have to be shut. On occasions we might open on a busy night such as New Year ’s Eve. The Source café being open is just one part of our role. Providing there are at least 4 volunteers on, we will take it in turns every hour to go out into the street and walk around Sleaford making sure people are ok. There is always 2 people at the café and 2 walking. When we go out, we can be recognized by our fluorescent coats and cap which both state ‘Street Source’. One of us carry a shoulder bag which contain many items such as flip flops, water, vomit bags, foil blankets and more. You might be surprised to know that the flip flops are our most popular item given out. They just do not make shoes to last these days and most weekends heels seem to break. Thankfully being male, I do not have this issue. The general census with the public is a positive one. Party goers are generally pleased to see that someone is looking out for them. We can on occasions have some acts of hostility but that is normally from a distance and drink fueled. The route taken includes a walk past popular pubs and clubs and we also check the train station as sometimes people wonder off for a sleep there and it is also shelter for anyone homeless. It is not our role to judge. We all make mistakes in life and have faced many problems, all different but it is our duty to be there and listen regardless to anyone’s background. Street source is supported by Christian nightlife initiatives – CNI. More information can be found here. I will share more on Street source in the future and some of the events I have faced. Please appreciate that when I comment about anyone, names will be changed for their protection. I will also not go into anything personal about people’s characters or reveal details about what they shared with us. These articles are to simply share my experience and to educate anyone who does not know about Street source. I value privacy and therefore respect other people’s privacy! Thank you for reading! |
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ROC Angels - an initiative of ROC (Redeeming Our Communities)
Charity - 1139817 / Registered Company - 7327258 Postal Address: ROC Angels, c/o The King's Centre, Park Rd, Halifax, HX1 2TS E-Mail: [email protected] (founder / CEO) / Phone: 07725501465 |