The Rainbow Café at St Mary's Church

On the 2nd Thursday of each month.

We enjoyed a fantastic and really busy Rainbow Café in September.

So many of you came and supported us. And the children loved their special snack deals, crafts and stories.

We will be doing it all again on Thursday the 12th of October.

Please join us when we open our doors between 2:00pm and 4:30pm. 

You will receive a very warm welcome, and as you eat our delicious cakes and savouries, you will be helping us support four Ugandan children through school. 

Everybody welcome!

Gill Gay and the Rainbow Café Team

Email: gilliangay99@yahoo.co.uk

A Coffee and A Chat

To all who would like a chat.

Since I lost my husband in February, I have realised the importance of getting together to have a chat.

So, I will be at Upchurch River Valley Golf Course again at 2:00pm on Monday the 9th of October.

Do join me. Just turn up - buy a coffee, and come and have a chat in the conservatory.

We will meet once a month at first, and who knows, we may make it more regular.

If you know someone who needs a lift, please let me know, and I will see what I can do. If you drive, why not offer a lift to a friend or a neighbour?

So you know who I am - you may already know me from the foodbank collections, the Rainbow Café or Uplift church.

I look forward to chatting with you all.

Gill Gay

Email: gilliangay99@yahoo.co.uk

Upchurch WI - Quiz Night

Wendy Pitts - Upchurch Women's Institute

Tel: 07751 013298

Email: marwen.pitts@btinternet.com

Swale Foodbank Collection - October

Swale Foodbank Collection

Thank you, Upchurch, for your wonderful generosity to Swale Foodbank in September.

We were able to fill 3 trolleys and give £50 in donations.

This month is a special time when the church celebrates and gives thanks for the Harvest and for those who work so hard to provide us with our food.

It's a time to remember how blessed we are, and out of those blessings, we give to those who have little.

You do that month after month, and I thank God for your kindness and generosity. 

I will be collecting your foodbank donations at the bus stop opposite the church again on Wednesday the 4th of October, between 10:30am and 11:30am.

Please bring your items in carrier bags.

We will then deliver them to the Swale Foodbank Warehouse, part of the Trussell Trust.

All donations are helpful, providing the food is long life and well within date.

Thank you, and may God bless you ❤️

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

Poolside Bar Music Night with Annie Love at Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Jenny Giles - Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Telephone: 01634 360626

Email: bar@rivervalleygolf.co.uk

Website: www.rivervalleygolf.co.uk

Medway Council - Changes to Free Parking in Medway

Medway’s free parking Monday scheme is set to come to an end after Monday, 9th October 2023.

The scheme was put in place following Medway’s budget meeting in February, but unfortunately, it is no longer feasible to continue offering free parking on a Monday.

The last Monday motorists will be able to park for free in the 10 specified car parks will be on 9th October 2023. After this date, normal parking charges apply.

The 10 car parks are:

Chatham - The Brook and St. John’s

Rochester - Blue Boar Lane and The Cathedral

Gillingham - Littlewoods and Balmoral Gardens

Rainham - Longley Road and The Cricketers

Strood - Temple Street and Commercial Road

Cllr Tris Osborne, Medway Council’s Portfolio Holder covering Parking Enforcement, said:

“Unfortunately, due to the challenging financial situation we have found the council in, we are no longer able to continue the free parking Monday scheme that was introduced in April.

“We recently announced that we would have to make some difficult decisions which least impact our most critical services.”

For more about parking in Medway, visit: www.medway.gov.uk/info/200136/parking_roads_travel

Medway Council