If you've visited our website over the past year (www.ndcys.com) you may well have been one of the 2968 people who watched our video about The Briars on the front page. The current team have put together a new, updated video along with the help of three groups who were...
We are now inviting applications from those who are just finishing their A-Levels and who want to take a gap year working with young people. Come and work at one of the best youth retreat centres in the country. Have a look around to find out more and...
For a few years now schools from around our diocese have travelled together on coaches and acted as helpers to the other pilgrims. It is a superb experience and one you will never forget. It's open to students who are Yr 11 to Yr 13 and takes place from the 16th – 24th July...
CYMFed's Congress 2011, is to take place on Saturday 12 March at the Friends' Meeting House, Euston, London, focussing on the Theme "Called to a Noble Adventure - A Vision for Youth Ministry", which will be presented by nationally renowned speakers including Fr. J-Glenn...
We hope you all have a very happy and enjoyable Christmas holiday! God Bless, Father Joe, Hannah, Tom, Conor, Sinioa, Charlotte, Chris, Clare A, Clare M, John Morgan, Lauren, Orla, Sarah and Tom...
In a recent survey of websites of Catholic Youth Organisations, this site came out on top! The review carried out by www.catholicyouthwork.com commented that Nottingham Diocesan Catholic Youth Service site nowadays encompasses the site for the Briars (the youth centre)...
The Church’s year ended last Sunday with the Feast of Christ the King, always dedicated as National Youth Sunday. Many parishes worked quickly with the resources provided, at the very last minute, to help the parish mark this day. if you have any accounts of what your...
Two young parishioners from St Wilfrid’s, Coalville, went with their parish to the Cofton Park Papal Mass and last spoke to the parish about the experience on Youth Sunday. Bernadette and Charlotte highlighted many of the different aspects of the event but what most...
It's the first open retreat of the year! Advent Retreat is the perfect opportunity to look at the real meaning of Christmas with young people from all over the country. It's open to young people in year 11 and above and costs just £73. It happening from the 10th to the 12th...
On Saturday 13th November, 26 young people were commissioned as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to serve in our parishes and schools. The contingent included the Briars team but for the first time, there were young people aged 16 – 21 from our parishes and schools...
He came, he saw, he made quite an impact! Despite all the negative press in the run-up to the visit, the four days Pope Benedict XVI spent on these shores was quite a success. Young people from our diocese were present at all events, with over 150 from our schools present at...
If your parish is planning for a Confirmation programme this or next year, then why not ask for help from reach4 or the Briars? Reach4 Outreach team can work with your group for one or more sessions and The Briars has a few weekend or day slots for a group to come on a...
