Eight-year-old Poppy Taylor from North Western Synod has been named November’s Lundie Memorial Award winner!
Nominated by David Bailey, church secretary at Greenmount URC, Poppy is described as “a happy, outgoing character” who loves church life and considers it her “second family.”
Poppy is a shining role model for younger generations, enthusiastically helping with holy communion, tea and coffee events, and art days. She brightens church life with her creative artwork for the notice board, inspiring others through her contributions.
Upon receiving the award, Poppy said: “I was so surprised! I didn’t even know I’d been nominated.” Her advice to other children? “Try coming to church—you may be surprised by what you learn and how much you’re loved. If you already go, keep being your amazing self!”
Poppy plans to use her £100 reward to buy resources for church crafts, hoping to encourage creativity and inspire more children to attend services.
October’s winner is 12-year-old Lucy Hancock, from Eastern Synod.
Joyce Billing, the children’s work leader at Hoveton and Wroxham URC, nominated Lucy and described her as “a young girl we are very proud of”.
Lucy, who is a member of JAM (Jesus and Me) is also a member of her local Scouts group. Her passion and commitment for the scout group motivated her to work with friends to create a video which was submitted as part of a grant application to the government’s Youth Investment Fund.
The group were successful in their application and was awarded more than £1million to help rebuild and extend the local scout HQ where the group currently meet.
Lucy is yet to decide what to spend her prize money on.
To learn more about the Lundie Memorial Award and nominate someone special, see URC Lundie Memorial Award.