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Noah's Ark Pre-school

Noah's Ark Pre-school has been running for over 20 years as part of the church here. It is OFSTED approved and has its own charitable status. The purpose is to provide quality pre-school education within a caring Christian environment.

The Pre-school currently accommodates over 80 children each week and employs up to 22 staff overall.

Who do I contact?
The Manager of Noah's Ark is Carol de Beger. Tel: 9446229

More details are available via the Noah's Ark web site: www.noahsarkps.org.uk

Parenting Classes

We run parenting courses to help us learn together how we can best care for our children at each stage of their lives, and be good parents. The courses provide an environment to share and learn from each other.

To find out when the next course is running and to reserve your place, please contact either 9446229 or 9425669.

Daytime Activities

Here is a full listing of our other daytime activities for children and families.

Mondays: Cairns Café - 9.00am to 2.00pm with 'listening ear' available from 9.30am till 11am in term time.
Mondays afterschool: Cooking Club - For school years 3 to 6. Running approximately once a half term. For children who would like to learn how to cook and get messy, whilst looking at the feast and festivals that mark the important signposts of the Christian faith.
Tuesdays: Noah's Ark Stay and Play - a group for toddlers and their parents/carers, which includes crafts, story and songs in a quality play environment. £1.50 per session. 9.45 to 11.15am.
Wednesdays: Cairns Café - 9.00am to 2.00pm.
Thursday mornings: 'Meeting place' for those for whom English is not their first language and for those families with children who have special needs- a place to meet new friends. Tea, coffee and refreshments plus play activities for the children. £1.50 per session. 9.45 to 11.15am.
Thursday afternoons: Baby Club - for new mums and tiny babies, for chat and afternoon tea and cake. A time to share tips and get practical parenting advice. £1.50 per session. 1 to 2.45pm.
Thursday evenings: Upper Room youth club. For school years 10/11 - 13, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. A place to chill out, see our youth section for full details under the discipling tab.
Fridays: 'Mainly music' - for parents/carers and independently walking toddlers. Fun and development through music, song and movement. £3 per session. 9.30 to 10.15am.
Friday afterschool: 6T Girls and Transformers for boys. Small group activities for school years 3 to 6 to explore the Christian story. Runs on alternate Fridays in term time, 6pm to 7.30pm. You will need to register in advance if you would like to join. The groups are currently full but please do phone or email to put your name on the waiting list.
Friday evenings: Upper Room youth club. For school years 7 - 9/10, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. A place to chill out. For more information see our youth section under the discipling tab.
Saturdays: Noah's Ark Dad's club - A taste of the Noah's Ark experience for dads (grandads, uncles, male carers etc), their pre-school age children and their siblings to enjoy play activities together. Bacon butties provided. Running once a term, from 9.30 to 11.30am. £1.50 per session. 2009/10 dates are as follows: 26 Sep 09, 21st Nov 09, 23 Jan 10, 20 March 10, 15 May 10, 19 June 10.
Sundays: Music, Word and Worship from 10.30am. Our Spring/Summer 09 sermon series is themed on 'the heart of the Kingdom' from Luke's gospel. We run the following childrens groups on Sunday mornings: Creche - children aged 0 to 3 years; Mini heroes looking at Temple Stories (3 to 5 years), Smarteez looking at Kings and Rulers (5 to 8 years) and Miracle Stars looking at Upside down Kingdom (8 to 11 years). There are also youth activities for older children.

If you would like a downloadable version of our daytime and community events please click on events. (Please note that you will need Adobe Reader to view the daytime activities list, which is available free on the web).

Please note any costings specified for any of our daytime activities are a voluntary donation. We reserve the right to change dates and times advertised.

Who do you contact if you need further information about daytime activities?
Please contact the Noah's Ark manager, Carol de Beger. Tel: 9446229 or the Church Office. Tel: 9425669

Senior Citizens Lunches

We provide lunch for Senior Citizens (post retirement age) once a month, which includes good food, an opportunity to develop and maintain friendships, and a short epilogue. These are open to all, and we welcome any senior citizens from the local community.

The home-cooked lunch is provided on the first Tuesday of each month, from 12 to 2pm at a cost of £2.

Who do I contact?
The lunches are organised by a small team. If you would like to come, or find out more, please contact the church office and one of the team will get in touch.

Gospel Choir

We have our very own Bristol gospel choir called Gospel Generation Community Choir (GGCC for short!), led by Geraldine Latty. The choir brings together those in the churches and local community. No previous experience of singing or church attendance is necessary, you just need to have an enjoyment of gospel music! The choir rehearses and performs Gospel Music in local venues. If you would like to be part of the choir, you can contact Geraldine via the church office on tel:9425669 or email . For more information on Geraldine please go to her website www.geraldinelatty.com

For Spring 2010 rehearsal and concert dates, please click on the attached link Spring 2010

For the Easter 2010 concert details, please click on the poster Easter 2010 concert

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