Upchurch Cricket Club Summer Quiz & BBQ

To reserve a place contact: upchurchcricketclub@outlook.com

Graham Young - Upchurch Cricket Club

Swale Foodbank Collection - Call into the Church for 'A Cuppa and a Chat'

Swale Foodbank Collection

Dear Upchurch,

I will be collecting your foodbank donations again at the bus stop opposite the church on Wednesday the 13th of July between 10:30am and 11:30am. 

Please bring your items in carrier bags. Warehouse Coordinator Richard Divers will then deliver your donations to the Swale Foodbank Warehouse, part of the Trussell Trust.

The warehouse is short of:

■ Tins Tomatoes (Plum or Chopped or Passata)

■ Jars of Sauces (any)

■ Tins Meat

■ Tins Fish

■ Tins Potatoes

■ Instant Mash Potato

■ Long-life Milk 

■ Fruit Juice

Richard says they are going out daily to buy these basic essentials.

Of course, all donations are helpful, providing the food is long life and well within date. I hope this list helps and that you can donate some of the above.

Thank you in advance for your loving generosity ♥️

'A Cuppa and a Chat'

While you are there, why not call into the church for 'A Cuppa and a Chat' in the Lady Chapel.

We will have the kettle on from 10:00am.

A warm welcome awaits you - just call in, and we will be pleased to see you.

Gill Gay - Foodbank Co-ordinator
Email: gilliangay99@yahoo.co.uk

Prayer Day for Eva - Thank You

Dear Upchurch,

We received this message from Jenny (Eva’s Mum); The surgeons were really pleased with how it all went. The sarcoma was the size of a small melon but came out intact. Recovery time will be quite lengthy, but it seems like a miracle after all our warnings.

The power of prayer - thank you for your support and prayers, and thank God 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏼

Thank you for joining us in prayer for Eva. Please don't stop she still needs our prayers as she recovers from the huge battering her young body has taken.

We thank God for his love and generous kindness and we pray for ongoing wisdom for all the medical staff. We pray that God continues to surround Eva and her family with his love and we pray that they feel the full comfort of his presence in their lives. Amen.

Gill Gay

Swale Borough Council - Member Grants Available to Support Projects that Benefit the Local Community

Culture, sport, recreation, health, environment and community safety projects that benefit the local community could receive funding from Swale Borough Council’s member grants.

Every year, the council provides each of Swale’s 47 councillors with £2,400 to spend on small-scale local projects that benefit their community.

Local voluntary and community groups can apply to one or more councillors for funding and could have all, or part, of their project funded, and this year the council is welcoming any projects that address the challenges caused by the cost of living crisis.

Last year, Sunny Bank Primary School in Sittingbourne received £1,210 for outdoor cooking equipment, Brogdale CIC received £200 towards the restoration of a walled garden in Faversham, and Faversham Pools received £2,200 towards a robotic pool cleaner.

Queenborough and District Naval Ensign Association also received £750 for the Wildfire 3 memorial parade, and Minster Cricket Club received £1,150 towards a new equipment store.

Member grants are available every year from July to January.

For more information including how to apply visit: www.swale.gov.uk/member-grants

Swale Borough Council

St Mary's Church Fundraising Sale

Saturday 9th July between 10:00am - 11:30am

Homemade Cakes, Jams, Pickles, Scones and Savouries

Also Puzzles, Books, Bric-à-brac and sometimes Plants

Refreshments

Something for everyone!

Please help support this ancient building - Thank you

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Upchurch Matters

Andrea (Andy) Candy

Andrea (Andy) Candy

20th October 1950 - 26th June 2022

Dave, Simon, Sally, Beth, Joshua and Maisie would like to thank all of our friends and neighbours for the overwhelming number of messages of support and offers of help we have received since Andy’s passing. It only serves to confirm my belief in Upchurch as the loving and caring community we have always found it to be.

Andy’s funeral is scheduled for Tuesday 26th July, beginning with a Thanksgiving Service in St Mary’s Church at 1:00pm, followed by the Committal at The Garden of England Crematorium, Bobbing, at 2:00pm. All are welcome but family flowers only, please. Donations to Breast Cancer Care via the John Weir website are welcome.

Thank you

Dave Candy