News (Page 43)

A new newsletter for Chesterton

A pilot edition of a community newsletter for Chesterton will be distributed around households in the next week or two.  You can read an electronic version here.  Chesterton News has been produced by a group of community and church representatives and will go out to all in the wards of East and West Chesterton.  So there will be no Chesterton Chimes this month – church info is incorporated…

A special Hard Questions Evening

Friday 2 December, 7:30-10pm ‘The Good Book—or is it?’ A ‘Question Time’-type panel will field questions and there will be plenty of open discussion about this month’s subject, the Bible. All views are  re- spected-any question can be asked. The evening will begin with a simple supper. Please contact Chris Lamaison (361780, cal@camres.co.uk) if you are able to come.

Hooray and Hiss

The party on All Hallows’ Eve on Monday 31 October from 4.30 until 6pm was a great time for children and adults. Everyone came as his or her favourite Gooddie or Baddie. So we had a real mixture!  We started in St. Andrew’s Hall with different craft tables where you could make pumpkins and masks or just draw pictures to stick on…

Hooray and Hiss – Party for All Hallows’ Eve

Come to our party on Monday October the 31st from 4.30 to 6pm dressed as your favourite Goody or Baddy. We start in St Andrew’s Hall with craft activities and story-telling and we’ll end with a small ceremony in the Church. Children of all ages (and parents/carers) welcome. For more information contact us on 306150.

Homeless not Hopeless…

…is the subject of an open meeting in St Andrew’s Hall on Thursday 27 October.  Ruth Boogert of Wintercomfort (and the organiser of the new food4food community café) will be speaking and leading our thinking on how to create positive change in our local community.  Come along for a glass of wine at 7.30pm.

What should we make of the riots?

Nick Moir, vicar of St Andrew’s, preached on the subject of the recent riots and looting.  He said: ‘In these past days there have been many theories as to why now this has happened: the police handling of a particular incident, the current economic uncertainties, decreased social mobility and an underclass that can see no way out, the silly season of summer…