Travels in Bletchley

Follow my day to day workings of a typical childrens and youth worker in Bletchley

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Its funny how the weeks go so quickly... the wedding went fine - was so glad i went. Had a little ARRRRGH on the way back as it was dark and didnt think I would need to see my directions!! Ooops, got back ok though!

What have I been up to... Got into a better daily pattern. If I am working in the evenings, I kinda have a lazy morning, its good that i dont have internet at home as I would be on it 24/7 and not sure thats helpful.

I guess the most interesting thing I have done is go to the youth work conference - it was fab - Caught some of rob bells stuff, got a couple of noomas :)

The main sessions this year we thought were top notch, great stuff, although the seminars were ok, i think last years had more choice and they seemed to be better, but still a great weekend, all the volunteers sorted somethings out, and we are going to have a reflection night about tonight, so will see how many turn up! People give so much of thier time so can understand if they cant make it.

This week it has been the normal rat race, but with a terrifing difference! My weekend is CRAZY - more than normal! I think I am still in a state of shock that panic hasnt quite set in!! I begin my saturday with Dream Factory which is a small feat in its self every week! I then go straight in to band practice - Eeeek, and Im playing drums! We are having a huge youth event, kinda like catalyst and its at our church this time - never been done before, so we are having a cafe style. Will be good, but have to sort out quiz things, aaargh its stresses me out thinking about it. but not only do I have to play, I am also doing the main talk :s

This weekend also includes taking sunday school lessons in one church, and helping with rehearsals in the other church, as well as fitting in more band practices - Were does the time go for prep!? Good question! Please pray, this is gonna be a tough one!

On the upside films have been my refuge (as well as major prayer and God of course!)
Went to see 007 when it came out - great stuff!!It seemed to loose something though, not sure what it was, but i thought daniel craig was very good, maybe a bit wooden in some places, but am looking forward to the next one.


A surprise recomendation for the week - and those who know me will laugh, but i am being serious!! Its really good!!
A film called 'Step Up' thought it would be a silly, sappy kinda film, but they mix the instrumental/classical stuff with the rap and r&b sooooo well, acting could be better but the dancing and the feel of the film was great! A great opening scene as well, thumbs up!


Well I should grab some food -

Hahaha, im not that bad yet!

1 peter 2:9 - LOVE IT!

Wednesday, November 08, 2006



this is what we are doing a service on in the next couple of weeks - its gonna be a radical change to what they are use to! hehe

At the mo, i am in the office munching on some melon, its been a slow week, but thats fine with me!has meant some lie ins which i think i'm owed!

Some unexpected good news - my bro has the week off, so hopefully he is gonna come over to milton keynes for some shopping! Its my day off tomorrow as well, so we are going to met up, and i'll take him back to thame :s SCARY! but i need all the practice I can get as it looks like I have to drive up to norwich alone for a wedding, and drive back in the dark, Eeek -I have NO IDEA WHERE I AM GOING!

Got the youth group tonight, should be good! we have almost finished our study on revelation - its been really great, i have enjoyed it, think they have too, so thumbs up all round!

Catch ya later!

Monday, November 06, 2006

What an awesome sunset!!



(view from my window)

Yesterday was pretty relaxed, as far as sundays go. We took the young people to the fireworks display in Milton Keyenes, it was a lot of fun, they have a wonderful sense of humour... The fair was also there, which we all thought was very cool, and a craving for candy floss soon set in. Once the fireworks had finished, it seems everyone got the same idea and 10,000 (what seemed like 10,000) people all went into the fair and every fast food joint there was! Not so enjoyable... we decided to escape and went to macdonalds insdead, which was cool :)

Here are some pics of the evening,
I love my young people, they are fab!





Thursday, November 02, 2006

Feeling calm on the outside, its kinda my day off, but.... inside quite stressed.

Was great having time off last week, but the amount that piled up, and things that need to be sorted out...feel like im constantly trying to catch up! But its ok, im enjoying it - had a good chat with my line manager, and feel iam getting into this role a lot quicker than previous roles - feels like I have been here for ages!! hehe

Its been a while since my last post - let me fill you in on some of my adventures.... (thumbs up to those who make it through - sorry its a long one!)

decided that although I feel I am quite a positive person, and the sun has been shining, my clothes have gone quite dark, and so went on a little shopping spree with a very good friend of mine in watford, was a lot of fun, its only 30mins by train so I think we are gonna try and meet up a lot more.

For the last couple of weeks, we have been doing a childrens and youth presentation to the congregations at st marys and st johns, each one was very different. The children and young people really got involved, think we are gonna try and get them more involved in the music groups as some of them are fab!

On the 23rd I travelled over 400 or so miles up to glasgow - it was on this trip that I realised I was truly a film geek, as I was able to identify which film someone was watching by the starting music as the beginning of the film! eeek!

Went into icc - wow that place hasnt changed, it still smells of damp and bleech hehe, but it was great seeing folk again. Its odd thinking that people you knew well have seperate lives from you now. Linda took us to her place - its actually quite big! Had a lovely evening in with an indian (no, not josh, the food kind), and xmen 3 and chocs - Ahhhh, what a nice b'day :)

Went off to mum and dads for the rest of the week. We got a chinese (can you see a pattern here...) and hung out which was cool,
Went shopping again with mum, and then had to start thinking about packing up to go back to glasgow.
Met up with G, had a very good curry! and managed to get through a lot of lemonades!!Josh and henry joined us for a bit and then I got a lift with linda back to hers for the weekend.
We went to the craft show at the secc which was MASSIVE, im quite glad I had to leave early as I had already spent a lot for the hour and a bit I was there for! hehe
Met up with rebekah, was really good to catch up with her and to see how things at college was going.
Ended the evening with going back to my second home - (cineworld) saw the guardian - would recommed it. And it is true that its like a coastguard version of topgun, they even have those famous sunglasses in there!

Spent all of sunday at NMBC, was really good to go back there and to see folk again. I am glad to say that things have moved, met the new trainee, he seems very enthusiastic in what he is doing, so thats good. :)
Went back to MK on the monday, and went straight into a meeting - was ok
and then my week has been more or less none stop since then :)

Its been a good couple of weeks,