Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre are recruiting! – Vacancy for a Maintenance Gardener

We are seeking a creative and experienced Maintenance Gardener to help maintain and develop 5 acres within our 20-acre estate, nurturing an environment where guests can encounter the Lord Jesus and see evidence of the Creator’s hand in the natural surroundings.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about horticulture, confident in practical grounds maintenance, and able to work both independently and collaboratively.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong practical gardening experience and plant knowledge
• Is experienced in using and maintaining gardening machinery and tools
• Has good health & safety awareness (First Aid desirable)
• Is physically fit, self-motivated and able to manage a varied workload
• Can confidently network and balance differing priorities
• Is able to motivate and direct volunteers with clarity and encouragement
• Demonstrates a positive, flexible and conscientious approach

There is no requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian; however, they must be supportive of and sympathetic to the Christian ethos and values of the Centre.

Hours & Salary

• Applications welcome for full-time or part-time (to be agreed)
• Normally worked Monday–Friday between 8.00am–5.30pm (30-minute unpaid lunch) plus occasional weekend work (time off in lieu provided)
• Starting salary: £12.71 per hour (dependent on skills and experience)
• 20 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays (increasing with service)

How to Apply
To apply, please request a Job Description and Application Form by contacting:

📧 enquiries@crowhursthealing.org.uk
📞 01424 830204
Deadline for applications: Friday 13th March 2026
Interviews: Week commencing 23rd March 2026

Bible By The Beach 2026!

We often hear about living for Jesus, but what does this look like in the world that God has placed us? What does living for Jesus mean in the various contexts and frontlines we find ourselves in?

At our annual Bible By The Beach conference this year, we will be exploring just that, and we are really excited to invite you to join us! We will be joined by a number of well-known speakers on our main stage including Vaughan Roberts, Rebecca McLaughlin, and Glen Scrivener, as well as many of our partners hosting various seminar sessions, inspiring us to see how God can use us in the different life stages we’re at and the different spheres we find ourselves. And of course, we will also be running a fantastic children and youth work for our young people at this crucial stage in their lives.

Whilst the conference is open to anyone around the UK, we do want to be a particular blessing to the churches in Eastbourne, so that together we can make a difference for His Kingdom locally!

So do come along, or perhaps even come as a church: you don’t want to miss out!
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Find out more at biblebythebeach.org

If anyone has any questions, our contact details are info@biblebythebeach.org

Eastbourne World Day of Prayer (WDP) Ecumenical Committee invite you to All Saints’ Centre, 21a Grange Road, Eastbourne for our Coffee Morning on Saturday 14th February from 10am till 12pm for refreshments, cake stall, World Day of Prayer resources to buy/order and a slideshow on Nigeria.

This year’s service has been written by the Women of Nigeria.

All Saints’ Church is hosting the Service this year at 2pm on Friday 6th March followed by refreshments.

For more information please email Kathryn Anderson: east.wdp23@gmail.com or mobile 07932 720747

Would ypu be able to include the below in your church newsletters if relevant.

Are you a Christian parent/carer with a child at Cavendish? If you’d like to meet monthly and pray for the staff and kids please contact Caz Kelly: caz@livingstoneschurch.co.uk or on 07421816802

Contact: bereavement.journey@kings.church or check here kings.church/bereavement  for the full leaflet.

We read so much in the media about unstable geopolitical events in our world – but nothing can compare with personal witness

Emma Caroe works in the community for a church in Cambridge and has become increasingly aware of events in Palestine. Determined to find out more for herself she went to the West Bank in Israel last Autumn to experience for herself what life was like there. You can imagine how deeply she was moved and challenged.

She has been invited to share her stories and reflections with friends this Saturday. It is a time to hear how things really are objectively – We are not seeking a political debate but instead a sharing of facts to inform our intercession

Friends are most welcome!

Saturday 31st Jan, 4.30pm in the Jubilee Hall, St Johns Church. Side entrance off Staveley Road.  Simple refreshments

 

Quiet Days at Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre

‘Digging Deep: Encounters at the Wells of Scripture’

A significant feature of the CCHC grounds is the well, dug by Howard Cobb in 1932 when the existing water supply proved insufficient for the buildings. Cobb recorded that the well had to be deeper than anticipated: water was not found at the expected 40 feet, but only at 80 feet. Quite literally, they had to dig deep—a phrase that resonates with us today.

In our 2026 series of Quiet Days, we too will be ‘digging deep’, as we explore the theme of biblical wells—some named, others known by their place and story. In Scripture, wells are rich in meaning across both the Old and New Testaments. They speak of God’s provision of life-giving water, become places of divine encounter (as with Hagar and the Samaritan woman), and carry covenantal significance, such as when Isaac reopens the wells first dug by Abraham to reaffirm God’s promises.

Throughout this series of Quiet Days, we will reflect on both well-known and lesser-known wells, allowing their stories to speak to us afresh and to reveal unexpected depths for our own spiritual journeys.

 

14th February:  Hagar’s Well                      Suzanne Owen

Hagar is a slave in the Old Testament who had a very difficult time and ran away. She ended up by a well and had a life changing, divine, encounter which was transformational for her. The encounter enabled her to `dig deep` and enabled her to carry on.

Does anything in Hagar`s story resonate with you?

Join us on this first quiet day of 2026 as we `dig deep` in our own tough times to encounter God who sees us, and enables us to find the ability to carry on.

22nd April:         The well of rescue           Steve Gendall

24th June:           Jacob’s well                        Suzanne Owen

25th July:            Well of unknowing         Steve Gurr

8th August:        The midnight well           David Mayhew

 

Quiet Days are an opportunity to receive and reflect on the input from our Chaplaincy Team. To enjoy Christ centred, Spirit led worship. To be quiet in what is far too often a very noisy world and to enjoy good homecooked food and refreshments.

Join us in person at CCHC (10am – 4pm).  Price includes morning refreshments, a 2 course lunch, afternoon refreshments & cake and use of the facilities here, including our fully equipped Art room.  Alternatively, join us online, via Zoom.

£38 per person to include refreshments and a 2 course lunch.  £17 per person online.

To book: 01424 830204 or https://www.crowhursthealing.org.uk/programme.php