All Family News

 

Santa Is On His Way
The festive season is upon us, and we’re delighted to bring some extra sparkle to your visit at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm!
Brand New Resources: Lego Christmas Story Trail and More
We’ve got some fantastic resources to share with you this month. Check out what's coming up!
5 Ways for Couples to Keep Love Alive
Have you ever felt like life is just dragging you from one day to the next?
BIG NEWS: Y+C Conference Speaker Announcement!
Kick off the new academic year in the best way and get your tickets to the 2025 Y+C Conference!
Holy Squiggles
Have you discovered Holy Squiggles yet? It’s a wonderful, low-pressure way to help children and families to connect with the Bible together.
Our BIGGEST Announcement Yet
Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary with the launch of an exciting new vision. Home of the big zoo animals, we’ve grown from a family farm to a modern conservation charity, with a focus on conservation, education, people and wellbeing
Looking to Equip Your Volunteer Team? We've Got the Answer
the perfect opportunity to have a day away with your team to build relationships, grow together and be envisioned as you take a whole team approach in your work with children and young people.
Big Announcement
We are thrilled to announce that we will be welcoming the Scarlet Oak Theatre Company at Noah’s Ark to perform over a selection of weekend dates from 27th July to 31st August!
Easter At Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm
Join us for a cracking adventure as we celebrate the bright side of conservation this Easter at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm!
Men, You Spoke, We Listened
A while back, we reached out with a survey that asked, “What are the biggest pressures men are facing right now?” I was staggered that over a thousand took the time to do the survey...
Sat 22 Mar - Join us at the 2025 Y+C Conference!
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GRIEF – Tips from a Widow, Tania West
Kate Garraway has just gone back to work after the funeral of her husband, here is my advice to her, as a widow myself.
Exciting News: Exhibitors and Resources at the 2024 Y and C Conference!
We've got a fantastic line-up of exhibitors including Bible Society, SWYM, Bristol Schools Connection and so many more!
Final Newsletter from the National Parenting Initiative
The NPI will be closing completely at the end of August and so it is time for us to say our final goodbye and to encourage you one more time in your work supporting families.
NPI Update - Closure
We are so gutted to have to close the NPI and will really miss our contact with the churches of the UK and our partners within all the marvellous children and family resource providers.
Love Family Prayer Times 2023
Please find all the prayer dates for the year. Please do add to you diaries. If you have any prayer requests on a date you can’t make, please let us know as we’d love to pray for you.
Urgent appeal launches for more Bristol foster carers
We now have more than 750 children and young people in care in Bristol but only 353 fostering households in our city through the council.
It’s been a time of transition for Love Family (the Family Sphere)
Please continue to pray for all the individuals, charities and organisations working to support and encourage families in Bristol and for more people to join the core team of Love Family as we seek God’s heart for the next season.
Love Family Autumn Prayer Dates
Please join us to pray for families in the Bristol are and all who help support them
Parent Buddies Promo Film
a Bristol based charity that equips and trains churches and organisations to deliver a much-needed one-to-one listening and support service for parents and primary carers.
Thy Kingdom Come and Cheeky Pandas, join the pandamonium!
bringing you all the children's and youth ministry resources you'll ever need!
NPI Update from Jane
This year we celebrate our tenth anniversary! Farewell to our outgoing Co-ordinator, Jane Auld, and welcome to our new Co-ordinator, Sharon Blair
Bristol Churches City Fund Launches Campaign to Support Local Children and Young People
The aim is to raise funds to support three strategic initiatives around fostering/adoption, supporting troubled children at primary school age and supporting struggling teenagers.
Recycle your Tree - Kids go half price this January
With indoor and outdoor play areas as well as the UK’s longest Hedge Maze there is plenty to get the whole family active!
Our podcast has now LAUNCHED!
In this podcast we will be tackling some of the tough topics that parents and their kids may be facing in 2021; from pornography to social media to consent culture and identity...
May Update from The National Parenting Initiative
What a long time it has been since hugs and cups of tea indoors with friends and family. How wonderful that these things are now a possibility!
God's Design and Purpose for Family (Part 2)
How can the Church empower the family, marriage, and those who are single?
God's Design and Purpose for Family
Family is where the discipling of a nation begins. Is marriage empowering or unfair? Will it survive?
The Mum Show - Parenting in a Pandemic
Someone once said, “Motherhood is not for the fainthearted” – and boy do we agree! The Mum Show is a twelve-part series on being a mum in today’s world … whatever that may look like.
Bristol City Council - New Fostering 'Ask'
desperately looking for Long Term Foster carers for at least 5 sibling groups. If carers cannot be found...brothers and sisters will have to be split up...
National Parenting Initiative: Jane Auld’s news and prayer letter January 2021
Lockdowns and Tier restrictions have impacted the National Parenting Initiative as they have all our churches, ministries, businesses and basically life!
Bristol and Bath NPI Autumn Newsletter 2020
Now is the time that God wants to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children. Malachi 4 v 6
Update from the NPI
We hope you are well and have enjoyed the summer, despite the uncertainties of the current time. At the NPI we are continuing to build our online presence, through our website, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages.
We are looking for 1000 Christian leaders to complete our Great Relationships Survey 2020
on marriage and couple support... we want to understand more about the joys and challenges that Christian leaders experience, not just in their own marriages but also in helping other couples.
Exciting Announcement from The NPI!
An exciting idea which has taken root is our new YouTube channel! From how to support vulnerable families, to how to run a Marriage course online, we want to help church leaders to be informed and encouraged as lockdown eases...