Yours Faithfully

Full of feel-good stories that celebrate our Services, our colleagues, volunteers, funders, supporters, and partners, as well as the children and families we work with, Yours Faithfully is Spurgeons' very own quarterly magazine. You can request a digital copy of past and present issues on this page. Alternatively, if you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive Yours Faithfully by post please contact supportercare@spurgeons.org. We hope you'll be inspired by these and more stories of the vital work that Spurgeons delivers in our local communities day-to-day, hopefully just as much as we are.

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Yours Faithfully - Issue Fifteen

Spring 2023

Yours Faithfully – Issue Fifteen

In this edition of Yours Faithfully discover our website Dad Info where we share parenting resources for fathers at all stages of parenthood.

We are also reporting on Young Carers struggling to manage against the backdrop of the cost-of-living crisis, the efforts Spurgeons are making in Wiltshire to tackle parental isolation and our new resource for parents concerned for their child in relation to eating disorders. In focus we have reports from Birmingham of our work with young children with emerging special educational needs, our youth work in Feltham Young Offenders Institute and we reminisce with old scholar, Jacqueline Maynard about post-war rationing and breakfast at Spurgeons’ children’s homes.

We hope you enjoy, and please feel free to drop us a line with any thoughts on what you'd like to see in future editions.

Yours Faithfully - Issue Fourteen

Autumn 2022

Yours Faithfully – Issue Fourteen

In this edition of Yours Faithfully we share a huge thank you to our donors from the Young Carers we support who were able to attend this year's Young Carers Festival, providing a well-earned respite from their caring responsibilities.

We reflect on the Spurgeons Old Scholars Reunion 2022 and feature the story of Jenny and her son Jack who has autism and we remember Spurgeons House Parent Rose Beerenson.

We hope you enjoy, and please feel free to drop us a line with any thoughts on what you'd like to see in future editions.

Yours Faithfully - Issue Thirteen

Summer 2022

Yours Faithfully – Issue Thirteen

In this edition of Yours Faithfully you can learn more about how our Fegans Children's Counseling services support parents of children with an autistic spectrum condition.

There are spotlight sections on our Wiltshire Children's Centres and how one mum helped by our service is now helping others in a similar situation; the cost of living crisis and how a Birmingham initiative is helping families eat balanced diets using slow cookers and an interview with Angie Jones from our Wolverhampton and Birmingham Young Carers Services.

We hope you enjoy, and please feel free to drop us a line with any thoughts on what you’d like to see in future editions.

Yours Faithfully - Issue Twelve

Spring 2022

Yours Faithfully – Issue Twelve

In this edition of Yours Faithfully we’re introducing our new CEO, Ian Soars as he formally takes up his new position. He tells of his focus for the coming days, months and years.

There are spotlight sections on Invisible Walls, Adam explains how it transformed his life; Covid Isolation, how a Birmingham family has been freed with the help of Spurgeons; and an Audience with Dame Rachel de Souza the Children’s Commissioner.

We hope you enjoy, and please feel free to drop us a line with any thoughts on what you’d like to see in future editions.

Yours Faithfully - Issue Eleven

Autumn 2021

Yours Faithfully – Issue Eleven

In this edition of Yours Faithfully we’re sharing our plans to help more children thrive and introducing you to Ian Soars, former CEO of Fegans who has joined the senior executive team of Spurgeons.

There’s a spotlight on volunteering in prisons and an interview with Caroline Miles who has volunteered for many years at HMP Winchester along with a farewell from Ross Hendry and his parting thoughts as he plans to pass on the baton to a new CEO.

We hope you enjoy, and please feel free to drop us a line with any thoughts on what you’d like to see in future editions.

Yours Faithfully - Issue Ten

Summer 2021

Yours Faithfully – Issue Ten

In this edition of Yours Faithfully, we’re shining the spotlight on some of Old Scholars who share some lovely memories. We also remember one Old Scholar who deigned a very famous logo. Have a look at page 6 and see if you recognise it – we think you will...

We’re also reporting on some of the vital work our supporters have helped to make possible through the pandemic. In focus here are communities in Birmingham, children with dads in prison, and new mums. We hope you enjoy, and please feel free to drop us a line with any thoughts on what you’d like to see in future editions.

Yours Faithfully - Issue Nine

Spring 2021

Yours Faithfully – Issue Nine

In this edition of Yours Faithfully you will get just a small glimpse of the incredible work Spurgeons accomplishes each day thanks to our supporters through projects such as Norwich Connect, BeLeave and Invisible Walls.

You will read of how we are working with churches and the community in Wiltshire (Together for Families), and the efforts of one of our Young Carers to raise funds to help others in need over Christmas.