News from the Pews - 30 April 2025

Hello all

A string of news items this week, starting with a message from Victoria Ashdown:

Hi everyone,

I’m a usual face from jam sandwich club. I am a qualified art therapist; I have been working within the child and adolescence mental health service in the NHS. 

I have recently joined a private company  two can talk, who works with children of any age (no minimum age). They offer speech therapy and occupational therapy and art therapy is a new strand to them.

Art therapy uses art and artmaking to aid someone with their emotional health which in turn helps them to thrive. If you know of a child who could possibly make use of having art therapy please make contact with info@tctspeechtherapy.co.uk or if you would like to find out more than visit BAAT- (The British Association of Art Therapy or contact me at victoriaashdown@tctspeechtherapy.co.uk . I work Mon-Tue and Thurs-Fri which is why I continue to help with jam sandwich on a weds which is fab because they’re always such a fun morning.

Next: here's a link to the May/June edition of Jigsaw, out local community magazine https://online.fliphtml5.com/jdagj/rswu/ Thanks all round to those involved with distributing hard copies (a stack of which will soon be at the back of church, near the door).

Thinking ahead, now, to the ChurchYard Sale on Sat 10 May 1-4pm in the churchyard. We have room for more stalls, and also room on the church stall for good quality items that we can sell to raise money for church funds (which aren't in great shape...). Please bring items from 11am on the day. If anyone would be willing to help price items and/or staff the stall, please let me know asap. The only thing we can't sell is alcohol.

And finally… Tea Time Church is this coming Sunday, 3.30pm (sessions have moved to the first Sunday of the month). Everyone is welcome!

I'm not about this coming Sunday, so see you at the ChurchYard Sale, if not before.

With best wishes all round

Eleanor