CRESS Charity UK

Read more about our CATT Project with #southsudaneserefugees. We are always on the look out for #fundraisers to help fund our CATT counsellors de-traumatise young refugees.

More details on the #opengarden evening in #broadchalke raising funds for @CRESSUK on 30th August... we hope you can join us!

New Savings Groups materials have been delivered to refugee groups in Mijale and Imvepi, and feedback was gathered too - you can read the report cressuk.org/savings-group-re…

Caroline Lamb is opening her garden for the evening to raise funds for Cress UK - 30th August, 6pm-8pm - save the date. More details to follow!

Now is the perfect time of year to get people together for a summer event! Could you help CRESS fundraise by arranging cream teas in your community or having a stall at a larger event? If you can, get in touch, we look forward to hearing your ideas!

Keeping you up-to-date with the work of CRESS. Our May update about our agriculture project which is now so important as food distribution is being stopped for all refugees, they will be more reliant than ever on their abilities to grow their own food.

‘Civil war displaced our people. But even in the wilderness, God is there’ premierchristianity.com/real…

Great week @Lead_Conf sharing our stories with @nickygumbel on the main stage. Enjoyed meeting @JillCDuff from @cofelancs for dinner. Now Bishop Joseph is on his way back with two bags of goods for his people. Thank you to everyone we met.

115 women and girls have just received RUMPs (Reusable Menstrual Pads) training from the CRESS team at Yikuru Secondary School in Imvepi Refugee Settlement. Read more... cressuk.org/rumps-school-tra…

CRESS aims to develop holistic and sustainable communities, but how do we know we are successfully working towards achieving this? Find out more on our website... cressuk.org/achieving-sustai…

Yesterday Bishop Joseph visited the Wylye Valley. Here he is with the tea and cake team in St Giles church Wishford: signing the visitors book, with Rector of Wylye and Till valley benefice, Jonathan Plows!

Tonight, Friday 10th, An evening with Bishop Joseph Aba 6.30pm – 8.00pm Broad Chalke Village Hall. Bishop Joseph Aba, Olivia Jones and Caroline Lamb will give a presentation on the work of CRESS and the projects funded through your support. See you there

Bishop Joseph Aba was delighted to experience snow this morning! We then met a lovely group at their Lent Lent in Winterbourne Earls #Church and spoke about #cressuk and our agriculture project with the South Sudanese refugees in Uganda!

Thanks to everyone who came to the musical fundraising evening on Saturday. We raised £1300 towards our Lent Project!

Bishop Jospeh Aba is visiting @SalisburyCath with Caroline today. Wrapped up warm!

We welcome Bishop Jospeh Aba to Wiltshire, he will be visiting and speaking at some of our #lent project events. Meet the Bishop next Friday in Broadchalke Village Hall cressuk.org/meet-bishop-jose…

Musical Evening fundraising for CRESS next weekend. Time to get those tickets! #fundraising #broadchalke

Welcome to our Lent Project with Chalke Valley Churches. There are loads of events throughout Lent, you read more and download the booklet with all the information here cressuk.org/chalke-valley-ch…

Date for your diary... Gathering with Bishop Joseph Friday 10th March, 6.30 – 8.00pm Broad Chalke Village Hall, SP5 5DN

A huge thank you for supporting our Christmas Transport Appeal. Including Gift Aid, we raised £4235.71. Some of the money has been sent out already for scheduled maintenance for the new truck. The rest will be for the driver's salary, a bike, servicing, road licenses and more.