As the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, RRT supports frontline workers and emergency services by providing food, donations and other resources, as well as hosting events for the community. This week, the Rapid Relief Team has served up more than 800 meals at the Boys To The Bush community engagement day in […]
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Leeton Rapid Relief Team supports Child Protection Week
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has put on a BBQ lunch for more than 150 people in Leeton as part of a Mission Australia event to raise awareness of Child Protection Week. Around ten members of the local Leeton RRT served up the team’s signature burgers, sausage sandwiches and chicken wraps to the public at […]
RRT Supports Great Aussie Hike
Walking the path to better mental health. Rapid Relief Team (RRT) volunteers served food to around 150 walkers who took part in the Great Aussie Hike in the Blue Mountains to support mental health. The Great Aussie Hike brings people together through outdoor adventure, exercise, and camaraderie, with funds raised to support the mental health […]
Rapid Relief Team EU Deliver Their Largest Collaborative Event Effort to Date
In July, volunteers from the Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and France supported Team Rynkeby, a European charity cycling team that raises funds for children with critical illnesses. The Tour de Paris event sees over 2,000 participants divided into 64 teams, ride 1,300 kms starting in Denmark and finishing in Paris. RRT’s four teams of 100 volunteers helped fuel and refresh […]
RRT Collaborates with Qizzle to support students
Students at schools across New Zealand have been provided with affordable stationery kits through a collaboration between Qizzle and the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) to support families with the cost-of-living crisis. Qizzle is matching an RRT donation to provide the discounted stationery kits to students in low decile schools. The kits come with all the […]
Life-changing baby warmer for Starship Hospital
Starship Hospital’s life-changing care for newborn babies has been boosted by a new $50,000 Infant Warmer, donated by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church’s Rapid Relief Team. The state-of-the-art equipment, which provides light and warmth during resuscitation, will be put to use in the Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Rapid Relief Team New Zealand Director […]
RRT supports Multi-Agency Agricultural Exercise
Volunteers from the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) in Leeton supported VRA Rescue in their first- ever multi-agency rescue operation, bringing together six combat agencies. On Saturday 15th June, 100 participants took part in an Agricultural Rescue Training Mission at the Yanco Ag College in Leeton. The agencies included VRA, Police, Fire, SES, Ambulance, the Australasian […]
The Grace Trust gift £15k for CPR machine
The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Rutland local air ambulance service has received a generous £ 15,000 donation from The Grace Trust. The money came from The Grace Trust, which is funded by donations from businesses and individuals, most of whom are members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. It will be used by the Derbyshire, Leicestershire […]
Meet the Goodsell Family
Sit down with Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) members, the Goodsell Family. Transcript: We’re Bruce and Janet Godsell, and we’ve been married for 43 years. We have 6 children, and some of the 19 grandchildren are here with us today. They come on a regular basis. I grew up in Chachwin and went on a […]
Horsham members join Great British Spring Clean
Rusper is a village and civil parish located in the Horsham District with a population of over 2,000 people. The Horsham District Council is dedicated to providing a range of public services to the local residents and businesses. As part of this, they recently carried out a ‘Great British Spring Clean!’ involving litter picking and […]