After 10 years in charge, Anne Maillardet is stepping down from leading the Adventurers Group ( Sunday School ) to concentrate on other areas and activities in the church. Anne's interest is children's activities and crafts and she views her evangelist role best utilised working with children. Examples of her church work outside of Sunday school are craft afternoons, an exhibition of crosses around the world and alternative halloween events. This year she organised 'No tricks Just Treats', where a team of helpers posted small bags of sweets through letterboxes with a note 'God loves you', last year she ran a Narnia Party to give the kids an alternative to knocking on doors asking for sweets.  Anne also ran Holiday club this year with the theme 'beach party'.

Anne is a full time teacher at a Church of England School and so she is eminently qualified in teaching young children about the christian faith and the love of God. She has done a fantastic job over many years.  I have lost count of the number of cardboard boxes, clay pots, flags and pictures that we have made with the children over the years. The children are encouraged in Drama and Singing Songs (with Anne showing the children the actions) and Anne always seems to have an endless supply of new games for the children to play. I have found especially moving Anne's alternative 'Rememberence Sunday' sessions where she lights a candle, prays and holds a two minutes silence whilst pictures are projected on to the parish hall wall. Anne will be a difficult act to follow but we wish her well in her new adventures.