Project Hope Project Hope: Doubling the Impact this December Join us in our Project Hope campaign this December, where every pound you donate is doubled, making twice the impact. Learn how you can get involved, support youth, and be a part of this incredible journey.
fundraising People who fundraise for Phase If you choose to fundraise for Phase, then often the best way is to do it via something you are passionate about! Deolinda, from Our Lady Immaculate and St. Andrew's Church (Our Lady’s) in Hitchin, is passionate about all things green, and she has used this passion to raise
fundraising Project Hope This December sees our matched giving campaign Project Hope happening again. Through the very generous support of our funders, we are able to see every donation to Project Hope in December doubled! That's right, every £1 donated gets doubled up to £5000 - so we can raise £10,000 in
fundraising 20-20 You may well be shocked to realise that Phase has been working with children and young people for 20 years! A truly amazing and fantastic feat, yet it doesn't stop there, we want to do even more to help young lives thrive, and that's where you come in! Over this
volunteers National Volunteers Week Each year there is a National Volunteers week [https://volunteersweek.org] from 1st -7th June. If you volunteer with us and you missed one of our thank you posts on social media last week – please take this as an additional thank you for all your amazing support! Shirley & Jean, two
fundraising Recycling for Phase - all change here!! I feel that as a community we are massively indebted to Deolinda (pictured above) and Michael Eltringham. Deolinda was involved in developing the CTH [https://www.cthitchin.org.uk/] idea of gifting Hitchin town with the services of a faith schools worker, which led to the creation of Phase in
youthwork National Youth Ministry Weekend Last weekend I went to the National Youth Ministy Conference, which is an event Youthscape run for those who work with young people. It was a great opportunity to gather as people who love Jesus and love young people, to be challenged and inspired. The theme of the week was
church Youth Chaplain for the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire This year I have been given the honour of being the Youth Chaplain to the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, not only is the first time this has happened in Herts, but it is the first time in the history of the Shrievalty, which is over 1000 years old. You can
company support Flip Connect supporting Phase The Flip Connect teamFlip Connect [https://www.flipconnect.co.uk] employees were invited to nominate a charity close to their hearts and chose Phase Many of Flip employees are parents and know all too well the pressures that young people are under in society today. Ben from Flip Connect said
community Working with the local community Since 2002 Phase has been a key part of the Hitchin community with our focus being building the wellbeing and resilience of children and young people – our vision is to see them thrive! We may be the ones doing the face-to-face work however there are many others across Hitchin who
fundraising Our Amazing Fundraisers! Three of our wonderful fundraisers tell us a little bit about themselves and why they decided to do some fund raising for Phase… Ellie Scott - going the distance… Can you tell me a little about yourself? I am currently a secondary school music teacher, working in Hitchin. I spent
volunteers Volunteers - We love you! In a small to medium sized charity such as Phase, the help and support of our volunteers is crucial. Phase thrives because of the wonderful work that they do, and it is noticeable that this is felt at all levels and in all areas of the organisation! 1st - 7th
fundraising An Enchanted Evening of Song Saturday 23rd March, 7.30pm-10pm at Walsworth Baptist Church Come and join us for ‘An Enchanted Evening of Song’ to raise money for Phase, bringing well-being, hope and transformation across Hitchin. On Saturday 23rd March, 7.30pm at Walsworth Baptist Church, you are cordially invited to join us for a
Fair Raffle Winners! Local Young People to Feel the Love from Fair in the Square Hitchin’s youth support charity Phase have been delighted by the response to this year’s Fair in the Square event which was sponsored by local businesses HRJ Foreman Laws Solicitors [https://www.hrjforemanlaws.co.uk] and AZ
fundraising London Marathon Meet David Alvarez, Director of AZ Autos [http://www.azautos.co.uk] and who is using our Charity place in the London Marathon to fundraise for Phase as well as the Barcelona Ironman [http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/events/emea/ironman/barcelona.aspx#axzz58Ja0M7mr] *. We asked David a few questions
fundraising Hitchin Rock Choir Come and enjoy a night for all the family with The Hitchin Rock Choir. An evening of classic rock songs like you’ve never heard them before. This great event is happening on Friday 23rd March, at The Priory School, doors open at 7:15pm with the performance starting at
fundraising #240in24 They came, they saw, they conquered! We have been raising funds for our work with the young people across the town by arranging a 240km run - completed in just 24hrs, non-stop through the day and night at Archers Gym [https://www.sll.co.uk/enterprise/Hitchin]. The heroic runners
charity 240in24 10am Friday 16th February will see a team of people including Kieran Murphy, Director of Phase are taking on a huge challenge of running 240KM in 24hrs! It will all be happening at Archers Gym [https://www.sll.co.uk/enterprise/Hitchin], in Hitchin. Why such a challenge I hear
Leadership Influences Influence is something that we all have, maybe a little, maybe a lot, but you still have some. Influence is something I am very passionate about, you have the ability to change and impact the life of those around you either for the better or the worse. Let’s assume
mental health Big ripples On Friday 6th October Phase and The Priory School held our second mental health wellbeing conference. It was attended by over 160 students and staff from schools across Herts and Beds inspiring them to go back to their communities and bring change. You can read the recent article in the
fundraising Fair in the Square On Saturday 23rd September 10am - 2pm we have an exciting event happening in Hitchin - Fair in the Square! There will a whole host of stalls and activities to get involved with. There will be something for all the family - bake stall, great quality second-hand books and DVD's
Young People MAD ;) Something that we are working on is how we can help young people go MAD!! I should probably explain, MAD stands for Make A Difference and it is a project where young people will be able to apply for small amount of seed funding to run their own project or
team Phase team grows! Sasha Austin-Seade and Helen Bainbridge joined Phase in September As the Phase team has grown again this year with Sasha and Helen joining as Wellbeing Development Lead and Schools and Youth Worker respectively, Kieran sat down with them to find out a bit more about the new members of the
training The Core The Core Training conference for all youth and children's workers and is happening Friday 30th September 5pm till Saturday 1st October 4pm. What is The Core? No matter what your calling to youth and children’s ministry might look like, we are praying that ‘THE CORE’ will encourage you, equip
Young People Love Always Hopes Love Always Hopes wristbands are in memory of Mary Bacon who sadly died suddenly in May 2016. Mary was heavily involved with Phase in a variety of ways, from helping at Time Trek [http://blog.phase-hitchin.org/time-trek-feb16/] to being a young leader at our Holding Nothing Back [http://blog.
