Week commencing 7th July

The Besom - sweep suffering away

The Besom is a nationwide church-based charity, with an office in Camberley. It helps people make a difference. It provides a bridge between those who want to give time, money, things or skills and those who are in need. It provides emergency food packs and basic supplies to those in particular need. The Camberley office covers Bagshot and they have noticed a dramatic increase over the the last 6 months in people from our village needing help.
 
We would like to develop a link with the Besom, so we can help them with the things that they need and possibly encourage people to give some of their time as well. We will be welcoming someone from the Besom to speak at a 10am service  in September. Before then, it would be good if we could have one or two people prepared to act as link people between St Anne's and the Besom. The rôle would consist of keeping in contact with the Camberley office and making sure that important information is passed on to St. Anne's.
 
 The time required should not be much, but I believe that this will be a very important development for St Anne's. The signs are that there will be a significant increase in levels of debt and poverty in our area in the next few years and so the demands upon The Besom will continue to increase. If you might be interested in becoming a link person  please do come and have a chat with me.

For more details visit www.besom.com            David


St Anne’s Fête - 20th July
12 - 4pm

Donations of the following are needed for the fête: photos of past visits by royalty, fêtes, picnics or other events - as soon as possible please; good quality gifts, jewellery, toiletries; plants; books and DVDs; cakes, jams and pickles etc; anything in a bottle - for the bottle tombola; donations for the instant raffle. Take part in the Cupcake Competition - bring your masterpieces to be admired and judged.

Anyone for cricket?

The annual inter-church cricket match between Bagshot Churches and Lightwater is on Sunday 25th August at 2pm on Bagshot Cricket Ground (behind the Cricketers pub). Access is via Bagshot Park by the pub, then turn right immediately. Bring your own picnic food. Tea provided. Anyone interested in playing should contact Eddie Dowding.