Cornwell ornwell Community ommunity News Produced by the Cornwell Community Church
Newsletter Number 28
Summer 2016
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elcome to our latest newsletter covering the area in which you live. It has been produced and delivered by members of the Cornwell Community Church which is part of the Church of England parish of Tilehurst : St Catherine and Calcot : St Birinus. We have tried to put together as much local information as we can and hope that you will find it useful, we always welcome your comments and suggestions. There are two particular things we’d like to draw your attention to. They are our Summer Holiday club - please see below and The new café at St Catherine’s - please see the back page. Tony Bartlett 07721 377 905
Summer Holiday club for 5-11’s : 8th - 12th August We’ve been running a week-long summer holiday club at St Catherine’s for over 20 years now and around 80 children aged 5-11 come to have a great time and learn more about Jesus. This year’s club is set at the seaside where we hope to enjoy all the excitement of the beach with five fun-filled days of games, craft, music, drama, fun and laughter. We’ll also hear through Gospel stories, how Peter (the Seaside Rock) took up the challenge to follow Jesus. Each day the 2 hour session ends with a music or drama performance by some of the children for family and friends. The club runs from Monday 8th to Friday 12th August, 10.00 am to 12.00 noon and the cost for the week is £10 and £5 for additional children in the same family. In addition there’s a special introductory session for all the family at 10.30 am on Sunday 7th August which replaces the normal Sunday service at St Catherine’s. To find out more, or to ask for an invitation and registration pack, call Tony Bartlett (phone number above) or email info@stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk You can see highlights of last year’s holiday club on YouTube, just search for Polar Explorers St Catherine’s The Cornwell Community Church is a part of St Catherine's Church (C of E) This Newsletter is edited and produced by Tony Bartlett 07721 377 905 & Stuart Poore ℡ 0118 962 4555 E-Mail : Tony.Bartlett.CCC@NTLWorld.Com or Stuart.Poore@NTLWorld.Com Web Site : http://www.CornwellCommunityChurch.Org.UK
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Cornwell Community Church Cornwell Community Church is part of the Church of England on the western edge of Tilehurst in Reading. We're a small, friendly church and we aim to reach out to our local community and show God's love in action. We meet in the Cornwell Centre, Home Croft, Clements Mead RG31 5WJ which has good parking, level access and good facilities as well as a nearby play area. The Cornwell Centre is owned and maintained by Tilehurst Parish council (see page 4)
Sunday Services Our service normally takes place every Sunday morning at 11.00 am and lasts about an hour. The service is simple, informal and family friendly. Our worship is contemporary and we try to explore the Bible in innovative ways to make it relevant to our lives today. You’ll find all ages represented and welcomed, from babies (there are soft toys for them) to grandparents. From 10.30 am we offer fresh coffee, tea or squash and cake. It’s a chance to chat and get to know each other. This is repeated after the service. In addition to Sunday mornings, we also meet midweek in each other's home for fellowship and bible study.
Children & Youth We encourage children and young adults to take an active part in our Sunday services, and several are members of our Worship group. Whilst everyone always starts the service together, more often than not, the children go off to their own age related activities (Sunday school). 2
We also run additional activities for children and young adults :Holiday Club Our week long summer holiday club is for children aged 5 - 11 and is always very popular. The next starts August 8th 2016. Youth For 11+’s there are (social) meetings on alternate Friday evenings at St Catherine’s. Want to know more? For more information about our children’s work and a programme please contact Tony Bartlett 07721 377 905 And see our Facebook page And Blog
Why not join us ? Do come along on a Sunday; we’d love to see you and you’ll be made very welcome. We think that you’d enjoy being with us and being a part of the church because: -
• You will make new friendships. • You will be able to satisfy the need for a spiritual dimension to your life.
• By letting Jesus into your life you will have the key to answer life’s questions.
Tony Bartlett Licensed Lay Minister
St. Catherine’s Pre-School St Catherine’s Hall, Wittenham Avenue (Off Warborough Ave)
Takes Children from 2½ Yrs to 5 Yrs Daily Sessions : Mon.- Fri. Mornings Afternoon sessions from September Excellent Facilities and Surroundings for your Child.
Scouts : Beavers, Cubs, Scouts & Explorers For further information on 95th Reading Scout Group which covers the above groups or if you are interested in helping a group please contact Mr Ron Spencer ℡ 0118 941 0897 email ron.spencer@readingscouts.org.uk
Girl Guides : Rainbows,
OFSTED inspected.
If you would like further information or a registration form please contact us on 07745 909 348 or see www.stcatherinespreschool.co.uk
For further information or if you are interested in helping please contact Gill Brunsdon ℡ 0118 945 4972 or see www.girlguiding.org.uk
Cornwell 0-5’s Parent & Toddler Group Cornwell 0-5s is a well established Parent & Toddler Group run by local mums in the Cornwell Centre, Home Croft (off Clements Mead), Tilehurst, RG31 5WJ. We offer a stimulating and fun environment for children and a great place for parents and carers to socialise. We run two sessions a week: Tuesdays 10.00 am - 1.00 pm, feel free to bring along a healthy packed lunch for you and your child and join the lunch club in the picnic area from 12.00 - 1.00 pm And Thursdays, a special session for Childminders, 9.45 - 11.45 am If you are interested in joining, please feel free to drop in at one of the sessions or call Camilla East 07581 067 499 email: toddlergroupcornwell@gmail.com or see www.cornwell0to5s.wordpress.com
A Coffee Shop selling Christian books and cards The Link provides light lunches including home made soup and cakes. It is staffed by volunteers from all over Tilehurst who usually have time to listen and chat. It is at 28 School Road, Tilehurst RG31 5AN (next to the Methodist Church) More volunteers are always needed, for more information see www.thelinktilehurst.org Opening Hours are :Monday to Friday 10.30 am to 4.00 pm Saturday 10.00 am to 2.00 pm 3
The Cornwell Centre Home Croft, off Clements Mead, RG31 5WJ
Regular bookings as at Summer 2016 Monday
9.30 - 11.30 pm Pilates 6.45 - 9.45 pm
Tuesday
10.00 am 1.00 pm 6.45 - 8.45 pm
Wednesday 10.00 am 11.30 am
Contact : Julia Wakefield 07779 781 149
Energise Aerobics (Excluding Bank Holidays)
Cornwell 0 to 5’s Group Contact : Camilla East A Parent & Toddler group 07581 067 499 run by local mums www.cornwell0to5s.wordpress.com Energize Aerobics Elizabeth Hingley Fitness (until 20th July)
12.45 - 3.15 pm Blood Doning Clinic & 29th June, 20th July, 4.45 - 7.45 pm 24 August & 28th September Thursday
Friday
10.00 am 1.00 pm
Diddi Dance
6.00 - 9.00 pm
Alex’s Yoga (free taster classes)
3.30 - 8.00 pm
Contact : Juliet Gorman ℡ 0118 941 0446 Contact : Elizabeth ℡ 0118 970 1564 www.rosemaryconley.com Contact : ℡ 0300 123 23 23 www.blood.co.uk
Cornwell 0 to 5’s Group Contact : Natalie Swift Session for Childminders 07595 008 085 only www.cornwell0to5s.wordpress.com
1.30 - 3.30 pm
9.15 am 12.15 pm
Contact : Juliet Gorman ℡ 0118 941 0446
Contact : Lisa Jenkins 07956 388 808 Contact : alex.carter30@yahoo.co.uk
Tiny Talk Baby Signing Classes
Contact : Tracey 07787 147 807
Dance Sensation
Marie Beazley 07768 707 129 Marie Beazley 07768 707 129
Saturday
9.00 am 12.00 noon
Dance Sensation
Sunday
11.00 am with refreshments from 10.30 am
Cornwell Community Church Contact : Tony Bartlett All Age Service and 07721 377 905 Sunday School www.cornwellcommunitychurch.org.uk
Bookings : Tilehurst Parish Council 4
℡ 0118 941 8833 bookings@tilehurstpc.co.uk
HALL PLACE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE
THE CORNWELL CENTRE AND PLAY AREA
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www.hall-place.com
CROMER CLOSE
TO LITTLE HEATH SCHOOL
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Bus Stop Footpath Post Box
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WELLAND CLOSE
THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE www.theroyaloak-tilehurst.co.uk
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St Catherine's Church, Centre and Café Wittenham Avenue RG31 5LN St Catherine’s is the Church of England parish church for this area of Tilehurst. This distinctive building, dedicated to St Catherine of Siena, can be found in Wittenham Avenue opposite Birch Copse school. For all enquires, including about weddings and baptisms, contact the vicar, Rev Denis Smith :- ℡ 0118 942 7786 email revdenissmith@hotmail.com
St Catherine’s Development Project St Catherine's has been planning improvements to its building for some years now. Building work got underway back in November, and the new facilities were officially opened on St Catherine’s Day - 29th April - by Andrew, Bishop of Reading. The aim of the building work is to give greater flexibility (through a new entrance, additional toilets, a second kitchen and a new café area), greater comfort (through a new heating system for church and hall) and a larger environment (through a new quiet meeting room and separate prayer ministry/counselling room). It all provides a centre where local visitors and residents can meet for activities, food and community events. Everyone at the opening agreed that the architect and builders have done a superb job in achieving this. The overall aim is provide a meeting place for all ages, enabling St Catherine’s to engage with the local community more effectively, especially the lonely and isolated
The new entrance and ‘Garden room’ quiet room and Fridays 8.45am - 2.00pm, with the lunch menu starting at 12noon.
Come along to meet old friends and make new ones in a friendly atmosphere.
New rear entrance from the back car park with toilets, kitchen and office 6
Check www.stcatherinestilehurst.org.uk for the latest news, opening times and menus.
St Catherine's Church, Centre and Café Wittenham Avenue RG31 5LN
Church Services Saturday 3.30 pm Messy Church meets on the first Saturday of most months, along with other ‘Messy Dates’. It offers Fun, Faith and Food for the whole family through a mixture of craft activities, stories, songs with a hot meal to finish. See the website for the Messy Calendar and ‘Messy Dates’. Sunday 8.00 am Our Early Service of Communion or Morning Prayer, is quiet and reflective. An opportunity to start Sunday thinking about God. Sunday 9.30 am Is an exciting time of Praise and Worship, to fire you up for the week ahead. An opportunity for an encounter with God through word, sacrament, prayer, prophecy and healing. There are refreshments at 9.00 am and again at 11.00 am. Baptisms are held at 11.30 am on the first Sunday of the month in a lively service that is fun for all the family. When there’s a fifth Sunday in the month both churches meet together some when during that month for a joint service at 10.30 am either at St Catherine’s or the Cornwell Centre.
St Catherine’s Hall
Community Activities The Café Situated at the back of the church the café is open from 8.45 am until 2.00 pm on Thursday and Friday. You’ll find a selection of drinks including ’real’ coffee and homemade cakes. Light lunches are served from 12.00 noon.
Tea Dances Every other Thursday 2.30 - 4.30 pm. Come along and meet new people, enjoy some gentle exercise and learn new skills. Price £4 each includes tuition, dancing and tea. For dates and more information contact Anita Holbeche ℡ 0118 941 8046
Friday Friends Meets from 2.00 – 4.00 pm on Fridays With different activities each week the time is intended for those in our community who would value friends and fellowship and a chance to join in an activity with others. Carers, family and friends welcome to come along as well. Sessions cost £3.50. For further information contact Anne Soley ℡ 0118 942 5407
Crafty Space
The Hall is well used with groups including: St Catherine’s pre-school, Pilates, Kumon Maths, Ballet, Vivace ladies choir. W.I., Brownies & Carpet Bowls
One Saturday a month from 1.30 - 5.30pm.
St Catherine’s Hall is available for hire at competitive rates for groups or individuals, both regularly or for one off events. It is especially popular for Children's Parties.
Scrap-booking, card making, making, sewing, cross-stitch etc.
For booking details, contact Sheila Drew ℡ 0118 942 7254 email hall@stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk
For further details contact Val Poore ℡0118 962 4555 e-mail Val.Poore@NTLWorld.com
We provide time, space, tea & coffee and some company. You bring along those craft projects you’ve always meant to do :jewellery
Come and join the fun! All we ask is for a donation to cover costs.
For more details on all these activities and more follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tilehurst.st.catherine or go to our website stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk 7
Operation Christmas Child
Community Litter Picks
Through Operation Christmas Child, we send shoeboxes packed with toys and supplies to needy children around the world to bring some Christmas cheer to those who might otherwise get nothing.
We have been organising these litter picks in the Spring and Autumn for 8 years now with the help of the Neighbourhood wardens whose job it was make this area a better place to live in.
Last year, together with St Catherine’s, 7th Tilehurst Brownies and Springfield school we collected 230 filled Shoeboxes.
Sadly, funding by West Berkshire Council will cease in July so our local team of Neighbourhood Wardens is being disbanded
Thank you to everyone who contributed a shoebox last Christmas. We’ll be collecting again this year, look out for our leaflet in the autumn. For more about this charity see www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk
We hope to continue because whilst the objective is to tidy up local woods and footpaths, these litter picks also give us the opportunity of meeting other people who care about the local environment.
Sending off our shoeboxes at the 2015 Shoebox Sunday Service
The litter pickers with just some of the rubbish that we collected last autumn
St Catherine’s Café Come along and enjoy a cappuccino or latte in the new café at
St Catherine’s Wittenham Avenue, RG31 5LN, opposite Birch Copse School.
Open Thursdays & Fridays 8.45 am to 2.00 pm.
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