APPLEBY CHURCH HALL

On Tuesday October 9th at 7.00 pm Dr Michael Tellis will give us his knowledge of how Swepstone gained aid to improve their Church Hall. All village organisations—and other interested village people—are invited to this meeting. From the meeting we hope to take your concerns on board that will hopefully lead to much needed improvements.

On behalf of the village, and in particular those who regularly visit the graveyard, we would like to offer our sincere thanks to those who willingly give their time to maintain the graveyard in such a good state. It is a credit to them and their efforts do not go unnoticed. Thank you.

Our next meeting will be on Thursday October 11th at 7.30 pm in the Church Hall. It will be a cookery evening with Mrs N Hawkesworth. The hostesses for the evening will be Mrs R Mosley and Mrs A Dodd.

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The A.G.M. will be held on Wednesday October 3rd at the Church Hall at 2.30 pm. This is the time to speak your piece and/or become a committee member and make suggestions, in the nicest possible way, of course. The meeting will be followed by ‘Happy Memories’. Doris and Nora will be our hostesses.

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The third weekend in October will be a very exciting time for the Group as we take part in the Jamboree On The Air. All of our members will have the chance to use radios to speak to some of the

25 million Scouts in 200 countries worldwide. We will also be contacting them via the Internet. Additional activities will be a hike, information hunt, barbecue and camp fire. There will be an open session for the public between 2 pm and 4 pm on Saturday October 20th. It doesn’t matter whether you are 5, 55 or 105, whatever your age, come along to our HQ next to the caravan site in Measham Road, Appleby Magna and have a go or just watch.

We will again be organising the Appleby Magna village bonfire on Saturday November 3rd at The Black Horse starting at 6.30 pm.

So come along for a big bonfire, great fireworks and some fun.

We will be celebrating the Scout Group’s 40th Anniversary next year starting off with an event in Measham which is the oldest part of our Scout group.

For more details of our activities contact our Group Scout Leader

Bis on 271434 or e-mail bis@applebymagna.fsnet.co.uk

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A coach will leave Appleby at 6.30 pm on Wednesday November 7th. Tickets are £7.00, concessions £6.00. Contact Jean 270500 or Gwyneth 270964 for tickets before October 13th.

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Appleby Heritage & Environment Movement welcome all who dare, to a talk on ‘Ghosts of Appleby’ at The Sir John Moore School at 8 pm on Monday October 29th. Everyone welcome. Non-members £1.00.

The Friends of Sir John Moore School are a group of volunteers who organise events to raise funds to purchase equipment for the school. We are holding our Annual General Meeting on Thursday October 4th at 8 pm at The Black Horse. Please come along and find out more about our aims. Everyone would be made very welcome. There is no obligation to become a committee member!

Sessions take place at Appleby Church Hall on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm at a cost of £2.50. Beginners are very welcome. For more information contact Laura Graves, 273237.

Alison Thorp

Alison has been accepted for training as a Reader in the Church of England. Alison’s training will last two years. We are delighted at this new step for her and look forward to her new ministry amongst us.

“Building Bridges” Weekend

Saturday 29th

2-4 pm Appleby School—Fun, games and Christian teaching for 5-11 year olds led by Ruth Wills of Scripture Union.

7-9 pm The Rectory, Appleby—Food, fun and Christian teaching for 11-14 year olds led by Paul Shepherd of Ashby Youth for Christ.

7.30 pm Homes around the Parish—Supper parties with an informal chance to think about the Christian faith.

Sunday 30th, 10.30 am Appleby Church

Parish Service with guest speaker, Reverend John Lee.

Alpha Course

You may have heard of this from friends or seen the programmes on ITV. Through a shared meal, a video and discussion we shall explore the Christian faith. The course will begin in October. If you are interested contact Lesley Birtwistle (413309) or the Rector (270482).

Church Bus

For the special United Service on Sunday September 30th there will be a free bus which will travel the five villages of the parish collecting and returning all who would like to attend the service. Pick-up times are as follows:-

Swepstone Church 9.50 am

Newton Burgoland school 9.55 am

Snarestone, Quarry Lane 10.05 am

Norton Church 10.10 am

Tots’ Praise.

Tots’ Praise is open to all under 5’s and their mums/carers. We will be singing songs, introducing stories from the Bible and enjoying activities together, followed by our usual cup of tea. We will meet on Wednesday October 3rd at 2 pm at Swepstone Church Hall.

Mothers’ Union

The morning meeting will be on Wednesday October 10th after Holy Communion at Swepstone Church Hall. This will be a coffee morning for the Mothers’ Union 125th Anniversary and the subject will be DIY favourites. On Wednesday October 24th there will be an outing to Woodlands Garden Centre commencing at 2.30 pm. The prayer group will meet at the home of Sally Hicks, 44 Church Street on Tuesday October 23rd at 10.00 am.