The next Organ Treat at Redland Park will be on Saturday 22 June with coffee and cake at 10.30am, followed by 45 minutes organ recital by Claire Hobbs.  Donations of £5 per adult are appreciated.  Children attend free.

Then the following Organ Treat will be on Saturday 21 September with Alison Howell at the keyboards.

Recitals after that will be 10 October, 23 November (Trevor Fowler) and 14 December (Andrew Kirk).

Redland Park gained the Bronze Award from A Rocha some time ago and we have been working towards the Silver Award since then - we have now achieved it!​
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David Downing nominated to serve as Moderator of the URC South West Synod:
The Revd David Downing has been nominated to serve as Moderator of the United Reformed Church (URC) South Western Synod after the Revd Ruth Whitehead was called to local church ministry in Pembrokeshire last year.
David has served in pastoral charge of local churches since his ordination in 1999, and currently serves as minister of Maidenhead and Marlow United Reformed Churches, along with Bracknell and Windsor.
David started going to church as a teenager at St John’s Hill URC, Sevenoaks, and grew up with FURY (the Fellowship of United Reformed Youth) serving it at local and national levels, including as a member of the National Youth Committee.
After a career in banking, he trained at Westminster College, Cambridge, before being ordained and inducted at Rectory Road URC. He also served at Claremont, Little Eaton, Central URC Derby, Chaddesden, as Chaplain at Derby University, Alvaston, Carlton Road, Mackworth & Repton.
David said: “It is a privilege to be called to share in the ministry of the South Western Synod. I have gained so much from the life of the URC and this call is very exciting. There is also a real sense that God is in this, which is also deeply humbling.”
“During my ministry, I have served on committees at Synod and national levels (from youth work to mission), served as a Street Pastor in Derby, and have recently been a leader in Aid for Ukraine, running from Maidenhead and Marlow which has so far sent over £180,000 of aid since the outbreak of war.
“I am looking forward to discovering the area, and I can’t wait to work with the team, not just in the office, but in all of the churches across the Synod.”
Speaking on behalf of South Western Synod, Synod Clerk Rachel Leach said: “We are thrilled to welcome David to the South Western Synod to serve as our Moderator. We look forward to working alongside him as he leads us into the future.”
URC General Secretary, the Revd Dr John Bradbury, said: “I’m delighted to welcome David’s nomination to serve as Moderator of the South Western Synod. David brings many gifts and graces to the role including an ability to spot opportunities, and to come alongside people in all kinds of situations. His wisdom and experience will be of great benefit to the Synod and to the wider Church”.
The Officers of the URC General Assembly will be invited to confirm David’s appointment when they next meet.

RP URC Pilgrimage Walk Saturday 20th April 2024 
Wells to Glastonbury Syren Stones 
Redland Park URC Pilgrimage Walk, Saturday 20 April.

The Church in Society group in conjunction with the Climate Justice Group are organizing a Pilgrimage Walk, Wells to Glastonbury, to raise money by sponsorship or by donations for our church charities, The Vine Trust and the North Bristol and South Glos. Food Bank.

​The walk is known as the Syren Stone walk as it has nine large limestone waymarkers with bronze bells inset and a unique motif depicting something about the area. At every mile you are encouraged to strike the bell with a small pebble. Each bell carries a unique note. The walk will start at the first Syren Stone, at the south corner of the moat around the Bishop’s Palace, (also corner of Silver Street). We will then walk the 9 miles to Glastonbury Tor stopping at each Syren Stone that we find. The walk is mostly flat. 

It passes the ancient Gog and Magog trees near Glastonbury Tor before climbing towards the Tor itself. The final stone is at the bottom of the Tor. From there we will continue into Glastonbury and catch the bus back. The plan is to travel to Wells and from Glastonbury by bus although it’s fine for those who want to, to travel by car and meet in Wells. The 376 bus runs a regular route from Bristol Bus Station to Wells and Glastonbury. Present 376 bus Bristol Bus Station to Wells times are 9.01- 10.14 and 9.28-10.41. (Times may change by April.) Return bus times from Glastonbury are every 30 mins., 35 min. trip to Wells, 1 hour 50 min trip back to Bristol Bus Station. We aim to start the walk at 10.30 from the first Syren Stone and catch a bus back from Glastonbury about 16.30. 

You will need to bring a packed lunch and water with you. Please contact me by 31st March by email, [email protected] , to let me know if you are coming and how you plan to get there, by bus or own transport. I’m also happy to answer any queries. I will firm up meeting arrangements: bus times and where to meet nearer the time once numbers are known. I hope to see many of you on 20 April. Alison Hooper [email protected]

The next Organ Treat at Redland Park will be on Saturday 13 April with coffee and cake at 10.30am, followed by 45 minutes organ recital by Eric Tyson.  Donations of £5 per adult are appreciated.  Children attend free.

Then the following Organ Treat will be on Saturday 22 June when Claire Hobbs will be giving a recital.