Food donations continue to be vital to enable the Foodbank to continue its great work in giving everyone referred to them a balanced and nutritious three day supply of food.  The next collection from the church porch will be next Wednesday, 13th January.  Please continue to donate generously – your help is much appreciated.

Current shortages are as follows:

Potatoes – tinned or dried;

Tins of fruit, rice pudding, custard;

Jam (not homemade);

Small bags of sugar;

Small long-life sponge puddings;

UHT fruit juice;

Bottles of squash;

Fray Bentos meat pies;

Shower gel, deodorant, shaving gel;

Non-bio washing capsules;

Toilet rolls;

Thank you in anticipation of your assistance.

Debra Thatcher

An update from Anne Harvey

I have registered to take part in the ‘End to End’ Land’s End to John O Groats Virtual Run (874 miles) and hope to raise money for Cancer Research and Church Funds. The event starts on October 26th and ends up to 12 months later. I would be delighted if you would sponsor and support me!

“Thank you to those of you who have pledged your support 😊 I made it into Devon and am doing well. By the time the January magazine reaches you, I aim to have reached Bristol – 200 miles in total”

 

 

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Rutland Foodbank throughout the year and throughout the pandemic. A special thank you for donating items specially requested, including Christmas goodies. All of your efforts will have helped many families and relieved a lot of stress and worry for them.

Please see the following link for items currently needed: https://rutland.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/

Thank you so much to all of you who have donated items for the Peterborough homeless throughout 2020. We have been able to pass on a great number of really useful items of clothing, sleeping bags and tents. Dog food has also been very welcome.

These are extraordinary times and the storage facilities are still fairly full but men’s clothing up to medium size will be gratefully received. May I respectfully ask you to check that the clothes do not need mending as there are no facilities for this.

Many thanks for  your support in helping the homeless and I wish you all a happy and healthy new year!

 

Margie & Martin Wall
8 East Lane
Ridlington
07928378668
01572 821397

 

THE ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE EVENT 2020

We hugely appreciate all the support, contributions and donations made to our Alternative Christmas village event with you all in December.

Thank you to everyone who turned out on the night and joined in with the Doorstep Carols and sharing some much-needed Christmas cheer.

 

Louise Fox, Anne Harvey and Margie Wall on behalf of the PCC.

 

As we come to the end of 2020, we would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone for your continued generosity, for your willingness, time, energy and support.

In this serious situation of Coronavirus, we wish that you and your loved ones are always safe. We pray that everyone has a blessed Christmas with Faith and Love, and a New Year filled with Health and Happiness!

 

Please see the rota at the back of the magazine for January’s pattern of services across the Rutland Water Benefice. St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew’s, Ridlington remains open for private prayer on Sundays and Wednesdays 10am – 4pm;

You can still access the weekly services on YouTube or Facebook;

Church flowers: A huge thank you to those who decorated the church for Christmas this year, including: Karen Baines; Louise Fox; Anne Harvey; Sue Hatcher; Jane Moubray; Jan Powley; Pat Roome; Liz Simpson and Debra Thatcher;

Church cleaning rota: thank you, this month, to: Karen Baines and Anne Harvey.

 

Due to the growing numbers of people accessing the Food bank we have been advised that an additional collection will be made from the church porch on Wednesday, 30th December. 

We have been asked to provide items  store cupboard items to help re-stack the shelves such as:

UHT milk;

Long-life juice;

Tinned peas;

Tinned carrots;

Fray Bentos pies; and

Microwaveable steam puddings.

Thank you for all you have given to the Food Bank this year.  Please continue to donate generously.

Debra