Canoe have fun than this?

A few photo's of K-OS youth club canoeing trip.

See you at the next event - Jon

Next years' designer wear!

At Bathampton, we feel we are always one step ahead of the rest of the world, and I think our binliner designer evening proves the point. All we had were binliners and scrap material and the results, even Stella McCartney would be envious of.

On a slightly different note, I am in ther process of setting up a Google Group for St. Nic's BAFTA, but it is invitation only, so if you want to see more pics etc, then get yourself invited. It is in the development stages so bear with us.

See you at the next event - Jon

How cool are these?

Well I couldn't wait til the morning to put these up, the finished pieces photographed tonight. The hard labour of the youth club and with great thanks to Linda for the time spent with us and the time to grout, what a result! Not quite sure who's is who, but I'm sure you know which is yours. enjoy. Pictures before and after grouting.

Can't think of a good title so this will have to do!

After being grilled by Bath finest interrogation team, Sylvia, one of our helpers was found not guilty of wearing too much pink!

Which one of these two new recruits would you like to be arrested by?

I think it just best not to comment on this photo!

A master piece in progress

(The end result will follow shortly with all of the other place mates we designed at K-OS the other evening, by the way this is mine)

I'm sure most people have their thinking firmly set into the summer and six weeks of doin' nufin'. Well as a youth worker I'm always trying to stay one step ahead. September and the beginning of the activities are firmly in my mind at the moment, K-OS, Pathfinders, YF, Film Nights, Quizzes, Trips, Open Mic Nights, Half Term Activities, dare I even say Christmas and Easter, let along another CY course and the beginning of our new Thursday evening youth club for the new year 7's. But we still have another 4 weeks of term to go, and a lot to cram in. The final few sessions of the CY course, a canal bank service, young peoples advice group film nights, a dinner and dance and a paint party! They're as follows...

24th June 6:30pm - 8:30pm K-OS Normal / Games on KES fields, Miller room to start

27th June 5pm - 7pm CY session Miller room

28th June 10:30am Pathfinders in the Upper room (No YF that evening)

1st July 6:30pm - 8:30pm K-OS Bin Liner Designer evening, Miller room

3rd July 7pm - 9:30pm Film Night, Miller room

4th July 5pm - 7pm CY Session Miller room

5th July 10:30am Family service at Church

5th July 4pm Canal bank service Jubilee gardens (by the George)

5th July 7:15pm - 8:45pm YF at the home of the Curate

8th July 6:30pm - 8:30pm K-OS Canoeing, set off from the church

10th July 7pm - 9pm New Group, YPAG, this is an opportunity to have an input with the planning of the youth work from September onward, activities to do and items purchased meeting in the Miller room

11th July 5pm - 7pm CY Miller room

12th July 10:30am Pathfinders in the Upper room

12th July 7:15pm - 8:45pm YF at the home of the Curate

15th July 6:30pm - 8:30pm K-OS normal plus games on the KES playing fields, Miller room

17th July 7pm - 9:30pm Film Night in the Miller room

19th July 10:30am - 11:30am New Event Re:GENR8. An hour starting and finishing in the Miller room for anyone aged 5 - 16 years old to interactively discover and worship God, it is designed for anyone, so no matter your church background or bible knowledge. We at St. Nic's want to regenerate Sunday worship for children and young people.

19th July 7:15pm - 8:45pm YF at the home of the Curate

22nd July 6:30pm - 8:30pm K-OS decorating of the Miller room plus normal activities

24th July 7pm - 9pm YPAG (see 10th July) in the Miller room

25th July 7pm - 11pm Summer dinner and dance, celebrate the end of term with a fun formal dinner and a disco in the Miller room

26th July 10:30am the last Pathfinders of the summer in the Upper room

26th July Time to be decided YF Meal

29th July All day starting at 10am Paint party, our chance to quite literally make a splash in Bathampton by painting the park benches and tubs, old clothes a must!

30th July All day, the painter reward, a free trip to the zoo for all those who helped to paint the benches and tubs.

Well, apart from the Gorsley Festival, see Jon to get loads more information, which there are a few places still to take, this takes us to September.

I do hope that you would come along to something, even if you have never been to anything before, you are more than welcome.

See you at the next event - Jon

We missed this!

Gorsley Festival is soon to be upon us, the forms are now printed and my sign up sheet is ready to be filled with names.

I have managed to get hold of some of last years photo's to give you a sneak peek at what Gorsley promise to be a bigger and better festival this year, can this be topped?

Can you have two flagships in the fleet?

K-OS continues to be the flagship of the youth work in Bathampton, but as of September it is going to have a rival. We are, in the next few weeks going to announce the start date for a second youth club in the village. No name, time or day as yet, but it is going to be big!

We have just had a great half term with three Half Term Madnesses (afternoon activities), a very interesting Open Mic Night and a Film Night. The highlight for me had to be the Swing Challenge that Lucy and Finn jointly won, as we run out of time, with the swing time standing at 45 minutes!

Eight more weeks and another year is all over, then the summer begins for real! You may still have school, But Nic's BAFTA has a mountain of Activities to see you through.

The CY sessions are as hot as the weather, great debate over what Christians believe.

K-OS have a full programme to make sure you don't get any mid week blues.

Kick off your shoes and relax after a hard week at school on Friday nights (almost fortnightly at the moment) with a film.

And the weekend swings with Pathfinders and YF on Sunday.

I'll leave you with a few photo's of recent activities including a night out I had in Bath! I had the pleasure to go out with Bath's Street Pastors to see what they do.

What does a youth worker do on their day off?

An interesting question that gets asked every now and again, and well the answer is simply, I meet up with some of my friends, hang out and relax.

As ever the youth work continues with great success, and that is thanks to you who come along. We have had a great time with Richard, teaching us sign language and also last week Capoeira with Parana, and this is just the start of our summer programme. The CY sessions are also going well with great discussion and debate, the food is even getting rave reviews!

We are as ever trying to provide activities that you are interested in. I am trying to set up a group that can become a steering council, meeting fairly regularly to help in achieving continued outstanding activities that will encompass all young people of the village and beyond.

Anyway, I leave you with a few photo's of my friends and me!

See you at the next Event. Jon