Edith, a very broken up 85 year old French dolly paid us a visit in October. She required the skills of three of our amazing helpers to put her back together: an engineer to make the connections, ceramics painter to tidy her up & our dressmaker to protect her modesty with new knickers and a dress. An interesting thing about French dolls is they have adult faces.
A reminder that 16 October is our next recycling collection day for used blister packs.If you have any packs to recycle and keep out of landfill, please take them to the back of the Church, or leave in the porch. If you are able to make a donation of £1 for every 50 or so packs, that will help our partner, SPURT, to cover the cost of the recycling process.Every little helps, as they say!#ecochurch #charltonallsaints #chalkevalleychurch
Autumn is the time to get the compost on the garden beds. All Saints' can help with that!We are delighted to offer our well-rotted compost to anyone who would like some. Bring your own spade and a wheelbarrow, and help yourself.The compost heap is situated at the far end of the Churchyard, in the north-west corner.#freecompost #charltonallsaints #ecochurch #chalkevalleychurch
The last Sunday in September is the time for our traditional Harvest Festival, when we celebrate the bounty of the harvest and give thanks that the Earth continues to support us, despite the damage we have done to it.The Church was beautifully decorated with local flowers, berries, fruit and vegetables, which made a great backdrop for the Harvest Communion service, designed and led by the Revd Maggie Metcalfe. Those attending added extra produce gifts, which will all be passed on to a local charity that feeds those in greatest need.Thank you to all who came and all who decorated the Church.
