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The Discovery Centre
The Youth and Children's team worked with over 2,500 children last year, in both as school and church groups.

The Discovery Centre in Bury St Edmunds is at the heart of the local mission to young peole in Suffolk. Set up in 2000 it is the 'Diocesan and Cathedral centre for children and all those who work with them'. It is a centre of excellence, providing a range of educational and Christian services in a professional and person-centred manner. See below for the many services that the Discovery Centre provides.

Helen Woodroffe

The Discovery Centre offers a variety of services including:
• School visits linked to many areas of the National Curriculum from Early Years to Post 16
• Special Schools weeks to celebrate the Church’s year, such as Advent and Lent
• Children’s Church group visits which are organised to suit individual requirements
• Family Activity Days involving grandparents, parents and children investigating the life of the Cathedral through such themes as becoming a Church Detective and travelling The Journey of Life
• Providing resource materials and advice for teachers, children’s leaders and clergy to support their work
• Hosting training events for children’s leaders and clergy.

Our centre offers a small, safe and stimulating environment in which both children and adults can discover more about God, themselves and the world around them. In a recent letter written by a children’s leader The Discovery Centre was describes as "a super resource for young people, their families and leaders, whether church, school or other groups. It has a very welcoming and friendly feel to it, as shown by how relaxed and at home the children felt right from the start”.

Diocesan and Cathedral
Children's Officer
Angel Hill
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 1LS
01284 747467
helen@discoveryc.fsnet.co.uk
   
Belinda Copping
Administrator for Children's Work
01284 700222
belinda@stedmundsbury.anglican.org
 
 

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