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MID-FEBRUARY 2020
Cross Hills Baptist Church
Free Film Show
Our first Church Ladies Weekend was a great success!
FLICKS IN THE STICKS
THIRTEEN of us, with ages varying from 12 to over 80, had a great time at Somersal Herbert Cottages, near Sudbury Hall from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th January, for our first ever Cross Hills Church Ladies Weekend.
MARKFIELD Congregational Church had the idea of presenting film afternoons to encourage the community to come together and enjoy a film, cakes or biscuits and good company.
The ‘cottage’ was actually a very large 3 storey house in the countryside that you could get lost in, with lots of bedrooms and, even more importantly, lots of bathrooms for all those ladies! There were plenty of activities for everyone – a short worship and devotional time each day, accompanied by two of our guitar playing ladies, a visit to Sudbury Court on Saturday morning for the artisan shops and a meal, crafting on Saturday afternoon (with plenty of time for chatter whilst we were relaxing and sewing!) and some hilarious games that we’d taken with us to play in the evenings – not easy trying to open a bar of chocolate whilst wearing oven gloves then eat it with a knife and fork before the next person to throw a 6 on the dice wants a turn! We then all shared a lovely Chinese meal on Saturday evening, delivered by the local Chinese take-away! The crafting squares that were designed, sewed and embroidered are being made up into a memory wall hanging for our hall at Cross Hills as a reminder of our weekend. We finished off the weekend on our return by meeting up with some of those we’d left at home, for a lovely Sunday Lunch at the Field Head restaurant. Plans are already afoot for the 2021 Ladies Weekend as it was such a great success! Look out for details of a Men’s Breakfast, hopefully coming in the near future. Our Growth Group is continuing with its study based on the book of James, ‘Faith that Works’, meeting at various member’s homes.
We had a large screen installed to allow the most professional viewing experience possible. Please come and join us for an enjoyable time of relaxation. Our Licence does not allow us to advertise the name of the film so give us a call on 07971 254165 or 01530 242578 and we can give you the details.
Rev Peter Evans SINCE the death of my husband Peter, just after Christmas, my family and I have been overwhelmed by the kind messages and cards we have received from so many people in the local villages. We want to thank them for their kindness and sympathy which has been a great comfort to us all.
Avril, Mark, Lynne and their families
Enhancing Bagworth THE BAGWORTH Forward Group (BFG), whose aim is to enhance the life of the village of Bagworth, organised another Beetle Drive, which was held on the last day of January. The result of this was an evening which everyone who attended enjoyed themselves. As well as the games, which brought out some people’s very competitive side, very tasty food was enjoyed, not forgetting some delicious
homemade cake. As well as enjoying this event, BFG also raised over £160 which will be used to further their aims. The next organised event takes place on Saturday 25th April at the Community Centre. If one of your new year’s resolutions was to declutter your home, BFG will help you to do this as they are organising a TABLE TOP SALE on that date between 10am and 2pm. If you are a seller, a table top will cost you £10 to rent. To book your table top, please contact Karen on 01530 230573. If you are a buyer, admission will be 50p. As well as the sale, hot food and drinks will be available, including some delicious bacon butties. You are still more than welcome to take part in this event even if no new year’s resolutions are involved!
BFG’S MAIN EVENT during the year is the Bagworth Show which this year will take place on Saturday August 29th, along with the Dog Show on the field next to the Sure Start Centre. The Dog Show will be supporting ‘Guide dogs for the Blind’ this year. This may seem a long way off but for us it comes around all too quickly. And if you are one of our entrants who displays vegetables, flowers or fruit, then you need to be aware of the growing season, culminating in the Show.
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