A place like The Briars, together with the work we do in our Outreach around the diocese - 5 counties and beyond - is invaluable. It works best when everyone is working well together; each of us responsible for a different aspect of the Youth Service that creates the bigger...
To find out more about our Golf Day and to get involved download the booking form here as well as the sponsorship letter and booklet. Join us on the 14th of June for Golf Day 2013. Briars Golf 2013 - booking form Sponsorship Letter 2013 sponsorship booklet...
Join us for World Youth Day at Home from the 26th - 29th July 2013. Over 2,000 young people from all over the England and Wales will be gathering at AYLESFORD PRIORY, to celebrate WORLD YOUTH DAY AT HOME (WYD@Home). Catholic Youth Work agencies from all over the country...
Over 600 people gathered for the CYMFed (Catholic Youth Ministry Federation) Congress 2013 at The Sage, Gateshead (Newcastle Upon Tyne) on 16 March 2013. In the Year of Faith, the Congress reflected on ‘The Faith Story’ and how that impacts on our lives and the lives...
On Saturday the 10th November the Briars Team 2012-13 were commissioned as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, by Bishop Malcolm, at St Barnabas Cathedral in Nottingham. The mass began at 11.30 and the team were called forward during the mass, to receive their...
On Thursday 11th of October Pope Benedict XVI announced that the Catholic Church throughout the world would celebrate a 'Year of Faith.' The year of Faith will continue until the 24th of November 2013. On Sunday the 14th of October, people from across our diocese gathered at...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s advent retreat! It’s an amazing opportunity to look at what really make this time of year so special and of course it’s a chance to have a great time and eat the first Christmas dinner of the year! Our first open...
On the 20th of August seven new young people joined our community at the Briars. Ciara F, George, Katie, Georgia, Imogen, Chris F & Rosie make up our new volunteer team at the Briars. Along with Franky, Chrissy & Chris Kerry, who are our Reach4 second year...
Hey everyone, hope you’re doing okay! My name’s Chris, I’m 19 and I come from a little town called Mansfield not far from Nottingham (the best city in the world!). I’m working with Reach4 this year, journeying around in our big red Berlingo, and I’m really excited...
Chrissy Christina Duck The Mirror Spalding Hi Guys, I'm Chrissy and I have finished a great first year at the Briars, because it was so awesome I thought I would stay for another year on Reach4 to meet some more of you amazing people. I am from Loughborough, which is in...
Hey everyone!! My name is Francesca, I'm 19 years old and I'm from the most amazing city in the world... DERBY! I went to school at Saint Benedict performing arts college in darley abbey and I studied English literature, philosophy and ethics and sociology in...
Hiya! I'm Kayla, I am 23 and I am originally from Rotherham! THE best place in the world. I am privileged enough to be one of the Programme Leaders here at the Briars, and I am the one with responsibility for Reach 4, our outreach team. I absolutely love my job, because...
