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WOODLANDS
TODDLER GROUP
Our
Toddler Group has been running since September 2003. Currently we have
38 children on the register with regular attendance on a Friday afternoon
of about 26 who are brought along by their mums, dads, grandparents
or child-minders. A large selection of toys, games and books and a special
area for babies keep both babies and toddlers well occupied. The children
play in a safe environment and learn to interact with other children
while the grown-ups enjoy chatting and forming new friendships in a
relaxed atmosphere. Our rôle is to set the room up (we use the
church as this provides the largest space), put out the toys and equipment
and provide refreshments. Why not come along one Friday afternoon and
see for yourself? You would be made very welcome and of course you could
enjoy a nice hot cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit while you observe
what happens in this lovely group.
New
names continue to be added to the register. These come largely as a
result of our regular leafleting throughout the district plus the posters
on the internal and external notice-boards.
Through the Toddler Group we have welcomed new families to worship,
particularly on special Sundays. Doreen, Colin, Joyce and I continue
to build strong relationships with parents and carers and are hoping
that more families will join us at Sunday worship and also other activities
in the future. We find the grown ups very supportive of the church and
its work and we do our utmost to make them all feel part of our church
family. The comments we receive from them certainly encourage us as
we continue to provide this special ministry in the community.
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