Goodbye and thank you, Eric
On the evening of Saturday 10 Feb, Ashford Street Pastors and supporters gathered together at Aldington Village Hall to say goodbye and thank you to Eric Cooney. Ashford Street Pastors were delighted to be given this opportunity to show our respect and love for Eric...
Winter News 17/18
Everyone on earth, shout with joy to the Lord. Start singing happy songs of praise! Praise the Lord with harps. Yes, praise him with music from the harps. Blow the pipes and horns, and shout for joy to the Lord our King! Ps 98: 4-6 Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to...
Autumn News 2017
So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in stepwith each other. None of this going off and doing...
Prayers for the new academic year
We pray for the success of all the students in our local schools and colleges. We hope there is a peaceful atmosphere and a strong committment to learning in all our local educational establishments. We especially pray for the new college site on Elwick Road and look...
New radios
As some of our supporters will know, we have been wanting to replace our handsets for some years. The old ones had limited range and communications were poor on occasions. Thanks to a very generous donation from Willesborough Baptist Church, on Thursday we took...
Other developments
School and college pastors are volunteers who commit themselves to the service of young people in their community, offering a reassuring and friendly presence to students who may not feel able to speak openly to teachers or parents. In partnership with schools,...
Daytime patrols
On 22 June, we trialled our first daytime patrol, timed to coincide with school children coming into the town centre on their way home, and in response to a request from the Community Safety Unit. The team on patrol thought it was worthwhile and enjoyable and would be...
Farewell and thank you
We have also said goodbye to two members of the original Management Committee – Gareth and Annet. Gareth in his role as Chair has been active both in guiding the strategy and development of our initiative as well as practically by leading patrols of Street Pastors on...
Welcome to Steve and Susan
At our recent AGM, Steve was unanimously elected as Chair while Susan was appointed as induction coordinator. We hope and believe that God’s blessing and provision will continue to flow over both our lives as well as the Ashford Street Pastor initiative and onto the...