REVS has moved

After many years meeting monthly at the Montford Bridge Café, REVS has decided to move venue… to Leaton! We are so excited about this new partnership, which will see the REVS community meeting at Leaton church every third Saturday of the month, 10am-noon.

Adam Gompertz writes… "So what is REVS all about then? Well, cars is probably the obvious answer, but there is a whole lot more to it than just 4 wheels and an engine. REVS is really about creating community; it’s about bringing people together who love automotive things but may also want a place to meet.

Just as old cars have stories, so do people, and we want to make a space where people can feel safe, welcomed and valued, and so feel able to share their story with us. And we also have a story that they can find out about – the story of a God who loves each one of us – whatever interests we have. So REVS is also a place where people can ask questions about faith, God, the Church – even if they don’t agree. REVS is about belonging to something, and it is open to anyone whether they have a collection of cars, one car, a car poster on their wall, or the memory of a family car they went on holiday in. In truth,REVS is for anyone.

REVS was originally started by me, Adam, a local vicar with a background and passion in cars, and a desire to see community grow and flourish; a community where people could explore faith and ask questions.

We are really excited to start a new chapter in the REVS story with you at Leaton, and we are looking forward to meeting you all. We hope you will feel you can come and be a part of the REVS community. To find out more about REVS go to:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/revslimiter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revslimiter/
Twitter: https://@revslimiter@mastodon.world

Phoenix Singers concert at Bicton

Resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury

The Rt Revd Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield, has received the news of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation this afternoon with sorrow, acknowledging that the Archbishop has acted honourably in resigning. He notes that Archbishop Justin’s ministry has been marked by the creation of a great movement of prayer: Thy Kingdom Come, by the founding of the St Anselm Community in which young people discover a life of service and, it must be said, an enormous step change in the church’s machinery for safeguarding. There have been many good things which merit recollection.

With his episcopal colleagues, the Bishop of Stafford, the Bishop of Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Wolverhampton and the Bishop of Oswestry, Bishop Michael asks that the people of the diocese respond to this news with prayer.

While giving thanks for the efforts that have made us a safer church than we once were, we must now re-commit to the change needed to create a yet safer church with a heightened and shared responsibility for safeguarding.

We unite in prayer for survivors of John Smyth’s abuse and for all survivors of abuse, for the Church of England and also for Archbishop Justin and his family.

The Archbishop’s statement can be read here.

Finding support

If you or anyone you are in contact with are affected by the publication of this report and want to talk to someone independently please call the Safe Spaces helpline on 0300 303 1056 or visit safespacesenglandandwales.org.uk.

Alternatively, you may wish to contact the diocesan safeguarding team or the National Safeguarding Team at safeguarding@churchofengland.org.

There are also other support services available.