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At Splash! we are passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of children, young people and their families. Lively, enthusiastic and great fun, we aim to create a big SPLASH! in the schools and rural communities in which we work.

Thanks for visiting our site. We hope you enjoy looking around and finding out more about who we are and what we do.

Splash! is a group of Christians from different churches in the South Downs area of West Sussex. Splash! believes in the value of children and young people and investing in their future and we have careful policies for their welfare and protection.

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We’ve just published our News and Prayer Diary for the next term’s Activities. You can download a copy by clicking on the picture on the left. We very much appreciate your prayers for us as a team and for the outreach activities within schools and the local communities. Team prayer times for this term have been fixed at 12midday on Fridays at the Splash office. Everyone is welcome to come along and pray with us then.

For more information on any of our activities, please contact us.

50 kids joined Splash for our “Where’s Christmas?” mini holiday club on Saturday 12th December which was designed to help them rediscover the real meaning of Christmas.  The afternoon was a mix of music, games, crafts, challenges interspersed with a mini pantomime with Ed trying to find his missing dog before the evil Storrington dog catcher could capture him.  A huge thank you to everyone who helped!  Check out the photos here

We’re delighted to be able to announce the appointment of Ray Driscoll as Youth Development and Community Manager for Splash.  Ray will provide a much needed focal point for community based youth work, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise in supporting local young people and their families. See Ray’s personal introduction below!

“My name is Ray Driscoll and I’m delighted to be joining the Splash! team.  I’ve been in full time youth ministry for 8 years, primarily working for Baptist Churches, latterly Brighton Road Baptist Church in Horsham, as a Children’s and Youth Worker. Before this I served at Frimley Baptist Church and was also involved in a Christian punk band, called Cephas, who reached out to the local alternative music community.

I’m 31 years old and I am a husband to Nicky and a Daddy to 5 year old Charlie. We enjoy playing sport together, watching films and going camping whenever we can. I play for our church football team and love to watch and play most kinds of sport. I am passionate about music and I am a lapsed drummer. I enjoy ready true stories of the Second World War and I am also addicted to my IPOD! I attend Brighton Road Baptist Church with my family where I continue to volunteer are BRBC’s youth club. I am also a director of ‘Horsham Matters’, the charitable company of Horsham Churches Together.

I’ve always had a passion to see the church reach out and serve the poor and marginalised in new and dynamic ways. I am consistently drawn to young people on the fringes; be they on the fringes of church, the educational system or society at large. I enjoy the challenge of engaging with hard to reach young people and have a great desire to see the church present in the places where Jesus would have been.

Please feel free to get in touch, particularly if you have any information or feedback about the needs of young people in the area that you feel would help the Trust in our work.”

LOST! Answers to the name “Christmas”.
Are you in school years reception to year 5? Please come and help Ed find his missing dog called “Christmas”.

On Saturday 12th December we are having a fun packed afternoon with games, quizzes, dramas, music, puppets, crafts and loads more to help us find the real meaning of Christmas. We’re even inviting your parents to come along at the end and share a meal with us all. For all the information, and for a booking form click here.

We’ve just published our Review of Activities for the academic year 2008/9. You can download a copy by clicking on the Splash logo on the left. Please contact us for more details.

We’ve just updated our weekly activities leaflet and you can download the latest version by clicking on the icon on the left. Please contact us for more information on any of our projects.