We are filming for Ridley Hall, Cambridge and The Church of England’s partner project ‘How to films’ in the Apartment rooms, the floor below #nymw in Resorts World. If you have nuggets of wisdom to share with would be youth/childrens volunteers come and find us!!

This tweet has aged badly.

Is Love Actually a Christmas film or is it really about how the British struggle with healthy communication?

Whamageddon is tedious and so I propose: Saviour's Day. The day that you hear Saviour's Day by Cliff Richard is your "Saviour's Day". If you make it to 25th Dec without hearing it you are deemed to have had an "unholy year" and you must leave your village and live on a hillside.

When you ask your mum any time in December if you can have something from the kitchen cupboard and she says “No, they’re for Christmas.”

We're releasing videos for our new The Church of England 'How YC' project. It's a video series for people starting out in children and youth ministries. Today's release is lovely- looking at good games to play with children! youtube.com/watch?v=8AUcA1…

An amazing woman, and this is such a loss. Lucy was such a force of nature! She was beautifully human, hopeful, kind and funny. She was the best kind of researcher, who used her intelligence and her platform to speak up for those with less opportunity. I will miss her hugely.

Classic Cambridge.

The Gavin and Stacey finale was perfect. No notes.

Life hack: hold on a few more days before buying that calendar that you didn't get for Christmas.

I got one of my best ever emails today. Happy to let you know that I am officially Dr Becca Dean, as of today!

JOB ALERT! The Diocese of Durham is seeking a proactive, dynamic and pioneering individual with a passion for reaching and discipling youth and young adults to be part of our new Growing Younger team of Mission Enablers. More / apply 👉 bit.ly/41qhqM9 #ChurchJobs

I am working with a student who is doing some research into youth workers' experience of doing contemplative prayer alongside their ministry. Do you know of anyone who would be interested in participating in a 30 minute interview over Zoom?

Sports day at Ridley.

The garden’s haunted again.

We still have some bursaries to study for youth, children's or sports ministry, starting this September. Interested? Do share!

Here is the wonderful Lesley receiving her #Catalyst #RidleyHall #CYF certificate Sign up for Autumn 2025 started Ridley Hall, Cambridge race to 30k Diocese of Exeter Becca Dean

I'm excited for the next ABC's gender reveal party. I think it'll be pink or blue smoke coming out of Canterbury Cathedral?

ABC day!

PhD scholarships from Scholar Leaders for theologians based in the majority world Deadline: 15 November 2025 scholarleaders.org/leaderstudies/…