York: Network meetings
Venue: Lidgett Methodist Church ( YO26 5NH) Dates: (All on Monday evenings) – 27 January 2020 – 23 March 2020 – 18 May 2020 – 13 July 2020 – 28 September 2020 Time: 7.30pm
View ArticleHull and East Yorkshire Godly Play Network
Venue: Meeting at Trinity Methodist Church , Newland Avenue, Hull Date: May 4th Time: 4:30pm-6pm A complete Godly play session with a chat and cake. All welcome – free of charge.
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Guernsey Godly Play Network
Dates for 2020 – Tuesday 10th MarchMonday 4th MayThursday 25th JuneThursday 24th SeptemberTuesday 24th November All at 7:30pm at St. Peter’s Church For more details contact Eleanor White...
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Monkseaton, North Tyneside: 3-day Accredited Core Training
Venue: The Parish Church of St. Mary, Claremont Gardens, Monkseaton, Dates: Wednesday April 22nd- Friday April 24th 2020 Times: 8.30 am – 6.00 pm (except on final day of course, end at 5.30 pm)...
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Derbyshire, Cliff College: 3 Day Accredited Training course
Venue: Cliff College, Calver, Derbyshire, S32 3XG Dates: Tuesday 3rd – Thursday 5th November, 2020 Times: 8.45 am – 7.45 pm (except on final day of course which ends at 5.15 pm) Cost: £445...
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Ampleforth, Yorkshire: 3 Day Accredited Training Course
Venue: Ampleforth Abbey, York YO62 4EN Date: 23rd – 25th June 2020 (Tuesday – Thursday) Times: 9.00 am – 9.00 pm – with breaks!!! (except on final day of course which ends at 5.30 pm) Trainers: Rachel...
View ArticleEdinburgh: 3 day Accredited Training Course
Venue: Duddingston Kirk, Edinburgh Dates: 11th-13th May, 2020 (Monday – Wednesday) Times: 8.30 am – 6.30 pm (except on final day of course, end by 6.00 pm) Trainers: Alex Mackenzie and Michelle Brown...
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Rugby: 3 Day Accredited Training course
Venue: St Andrew’s Church, Church St, Rugby CV21 3PT Dates: Weds 20th – Fri 22nd May 2020 Times: 8.30 am – 6.30 pm (except on final day of course, end at 5.30 pm) Trainers: Peter Privett and Rebecca...
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South Wales, Llantarnam Abbey: Residential 3-Day Accredited Training Course
Venue: Ty Croeso Retreat Centre, Llantarnam Abbey, Cwmbran, S. Wales, NP44 3YJ Date: 6th-8th July 2020 (Mon-Wed) Times: 8.30am – 8.00pm – ish (5pm finish last day) Trainers: Diana Williams and Cass...
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Online Experience of Godly Play
GPUK Trainers have developed an Online Experience of Godly Play for the curious or those new to Godly Play. These 90 minute sessions are designed to give you as close an experience to a ‘real live’...
View ArticlePreparation to receive Holy Communion
I wonder if you have considered using the practice of Godly Play to prepare children to receive Holy Communion? There is a plethora of preparation courses to choose from. I have 21 such books on my...
View ArticleGodly Play on Good Friday
For several years our church has held a short service during the morning of Good Friday which is intended to be particularly welcoming to children and young families, while inclusive of all ages:...
View ArticleGodly Play with Older People
In his foundational text, Teaching Godly Play (2009), Berryman alerts us to the essential nature of play in the lives of children as they explore the uncertainties and risks of their unfolding lives...
View ArticleGodly Play in pre-school
Since I began working with Godly Play, pre-school children have been one of the most interesting groups. At this age, children are curious; they want to find out everything, and everything is possible...
View ArticleGodly Play at Home: a Grandmother’s Story
Alison, a primary school teacher, undertook the Godly Play core training just as grandchildren started to come into her life. Over the last ten years she has shared Godly Play with all of them and,...
View ArticleGodly Play at Home: A Lockdown Story
When lockdown was announced in March 2020, I wondered what we would do about church – what would really meet the needs of my husband, our six children and me? We decided to do church at home using...
View ArticleGodly Play at Home: A Mother’s Story
Michelle Brown confessed that ‘Godly Play wasn’t even on the radar’ when expecting her first child, although she had been telling stories for a few years. She became more intentional, however, with...
View ArticleWelcome to our new website!
You will find lots that is new here, and , of course, a lot of what was on the old one. We hope you will enjoy it. Our previous website had been around for some time – and it had gathered lots of...
View ArticleOur new courses – online
Since the distant days of Lockdown One, our wonderful trainers have worked incredibly hard to find out what will work as Godly Play training online. This has been a really successful development and...
View ArticleOnline booking
You can now book online for our courses. Simply book a course and pay with a card. We hope this will save a lot of hassle. If this is not suitable for you, especially for our three-day core-training...
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