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We met this morning to raise £140 for UK Breast Cancer. Some people were put off by the weather and others are still struck down with the winter flu bug but they gave money to support the charity and several of the ladies present have received treatment for this disease and know how important research is.
Thanks to Jacky, Jane and Alison who provided the cakes and service . The choir and other hardy souls supported the round the village carol singing raising £240, on what was a lovely evening but very much in the bleak mid winter! Our thanks to all the singers and the householders who supported us raising money for British Heart Foundation. A total of £822.44 will be sent off in the New Year to support this cause thank you. Our annual candlelit carol service was led this year at short notice by Jackie as Rev Karen was ill. However the readings and the carols were still completed along with accompanied by the choir who raised decants to most of the carols and sang their own selection of choir carols. Thanks to all our readers, Jackie, the choir and everyone involved with refreshments afterwards for a lovely service. After a very slow start (we thought the awful weather had put people off) we ended up with around 38 attendees, and made £249 for Coventry Open Christmas; a homeless charity, Today we met to raise £241.50 for Action for Children who provide long-term, stable support to children and young people. They also help run vital community services that local authorities can’t fund. A good number of people came and supported the morning thank you.
Twenty three boxes have been collected and will soon be forwarded to the delivery point for Eastern European countries. Many thanks to all who have supported this appeal this year.  Brian's concert was enjoyed by many and raised £254 for the chapel. Thank you. A good crowd turned up for coffee morning today which raised £261 for the National Autistic Society. Elizabeth and Hazel were the hostesses. So many people are now diagnosed with Autism that we received donations from those who were unable to attend, but wanted to support the charity. It was lovely to have Hazel’s daughter-in-law and grandchildren with us. Little Oliver was very tired but no trouble. His christening is coming shortly and we are glad he is making progress. Ruby had looked out some tactile toys so we could all experience the importance of touch and appreciate their value to those less able to express themselves verbally. Nobody wanted to go home after a lovely morning chatting. Vince once again treated us to an easy quiz which did result in some high scores and some very different winners. Well done Clueless in being the top scorers. The new hot contest is the end of the quiz tie breaker - this time involving how many tennis balls were used annually at Wimbledon - the result being over 20K less than needed but closely disputed by two answers only 800 apart! 51000 being the actual answer! Thank you to all you quizzers for supporting us - with thanks to Vince our quiz master, Maxine at the Railway Pub for her support and all the ladies and gents in the behind the scenes organisational team for a very successful evening. |
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