On Thursday 10 June 2021 the British Union Conference (BUC) Executive Committee voted to postpone the BUC Session from its previously scheduled dates of Thursday 8 and Friday 9 July 2021. This is primarily because the hotel we had been planning to use was requisitioned for government use at the time we needed it. However there were also growing concerns about COVID and the health and safety of our delegates. As yet a new date has not been scheduled.
One of the main items of business that needs…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-06-11/buc-session-postponed/

On 6 April, British Union Conference (BUC) Health Ministries Director, Sharon Platt-McDonald, was contacted by the Department of Health and Social Care, (DHSC) seeking to engage the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) churches in a pilot initiative to become Self-Test Collection Sites. With twice weekly briefing meetings, led by DHSC personnel Wilma King, and subsequently Debbie Searle, a partnership working ensued which entailed collaboration with churches nominated to participate in the first round of…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-06-10/covid-19-testing-programme-launches-at-the-stanborough-park-seventh-day-adventist-centre/

We were saddened to learn of the death of Valerie Freeman who passed away on Saturday, 29 May 2021. Valerie was born on 23 September 1933 in Lincoln in the East Midlands of England.
She entered employment within the British Union Conference (BUC) in 1952 as a Bible Instructor in the North England Conference. In 1978 she started working at Granose Foods Ltd as a Receptionist. Soon after, she shifted to Quality Control. After a short hiatus from 1983, she returned to denominational employment at…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-06-09/death-of-valerie-freeman/

#walkforadra
On the 1 June ADRA-UK launches it’s three month new and healthy fundraising initiative, #walkforadra.  The aim is to raise at least £50,000 by walking £50,000 miles to help some of the most vulnerable communities in the world. 
As we anticipate the UK fully emerging from lockdown on the 21 June, this is a great opportunity for church members, their family and friends to get out in the fresh air, lose those extra pounds that many of us have gained over the past year, stretch our…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-05-28/adra-uk-launches-healthy-fundraising-initiative/

Anmarie Anderson from Gloucester Seventh-day Adventist church has always loved gardening from a young age. Her father being a farmer enabled her to grow up around plants and fresh food and develop a deep insight into the fine art of horticulture.
Speaking of her passion for gardening Anmarie said, “for me gardening is very relaxing, I don’t see it as work, I enjoy it and it keeps me busy and fit I love being in nature and gardening provides the best of both worlds. I am in nature, enjoying the…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-05-27/grow-your-own-fruit-and-veg/