Every one who braved the weather to attend the evening of Christmas Music and Poetry at St. Helen's Church was treated to a feast of seasonal items Berenice read a wide selection of poems and was joined by Maeve, Matilda, Sebastian and James who read some amusing pieces so well. Lesley treated us to some beautiful music on the flute. During the interval everyone enjoyed a time of fellowship over a glass of mulled wine and mine pies.Donations for the Church Clock Appeal raised £106. Thank you to everyone who gave so generously.
On Saturday 15th October, a cheque was handed over to the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) for the amount of £1,916. MNDA was selected by the Parochial Church Council at St Helens Church as the charity to receive donations during the months of May – August. The donations were collected at St Helens Day in May, and at the regular Saturday morning and Sunday Tea at The Tower openings. A very big thank you to everyone who donated so generously. The cheque was presented to Mike Coleman, local chair of MNDA. Other representatives of MNDA were present alongside Church Warden Ken Moth and St Helens member David Hodkinson who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in February 2021. David commented “every penny raised gives real hope that a cure can be found.” The MNDA provide invaluable help and support to people diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and their families and friends
Members of St. Helen's Knit and Natter group, with the help of people from the town, have been busy during the last 12 months knitting and crocheting flowers for displays inside and outside the Church as part of Northwich in Bloom 2022. The children from Witton Church Walk School have made felt flowers to add to the displays.The origional intention was to hang the flowers down the church tower. Unfortunately it has been a particularly windy summer and this has caused a few technical problems and the flowers had to be taken down. The flowers are now diplayed above the entrance to the church and inside the church. The picture shows some of the children from Witton Church Walk School with a display of their flowers which is now hanging in the church porch. St. Helen's is proud to be part of ‘Northwich in Bloom’, part of ‘North West In Bloom’, which encourages local communities to improve their surroundings through horticultural excellence, community involvement and environmental friendliness. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make the displays possible.
