Mini Vinnies follow in the footsteps of Christ and St Vincent de Paul.
The Mini Vinnies are the youngest members of the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP), an international Christian voluntary organisation dedicated to tackling poverty in all its forms by providing practical assistance to people in need.

The Mini Vinnies get together in primary schools and parishes across England and Wales to live out their mission of see, think, do, supporting their school community and beyond alongside the SVP.
Most Mini Vinnies are between the ages of seven and eleven, but even children as young as five are living out the mission too.

Mini Vinnies turn concern into action by:
• making cards for those who may be sick, isolated, lonely or in prison
• visiting local care homes to sing and share stories with residents
• creating arts and crafts to share with others
• running food collections for a local food bank
• supporting other children in their school or parish
• fundraising for the SVP and other charities
• baking for others
• campaigning

At St Bede’s, our Mini Vinnies group is made up of children from Junior classes, but our activities are celebrated with children of all ages across the entire school – there are plenty of opportunities for everyone to get involved and help those in need.
Each academic year, we open up applications and choose our Mini Vinnies, who help us to live out our school mission to follow in the footsteps of Christ.

We are proud to announce our Mini Vinnies for the academic year 2025/2026. We pray that each child will continue to grow in faith and be inspired to help those less fortunate in our local community and around the world. We hope that by working together as a team, they will unite in their mission to spread kindness and be a light in our school and community.