Were you married in Groby church?
To coincide with the Groby Summer Fete (July 3rd -4th ) there will be an exhibition in St Philip & St James church, on the theme of ‘Marriage’ – in celebration of the role played by church in so many wedding days over the years. We would like to display photographs, wedding dresses and any other wedding ‘memorabilia’ that we can borrow. The exhibition will culminate in a special service on Sunday 4th. We hope to involve as many people as possible, and this provides an opportunity for us to catch up with those who have fond memories of their special day in church. If you, your family, neighbours or friends would like to be involved (by lending items for the display or by attending the service) or if you would like more details, please get in touch. Thank you.
Pauline Ashby
Tel: 0116 2313061 paulineashby@googlemail.com
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Groby Urban Saints help a family in Tijuana
Re-Build Mexico team build home in 11 days In April, our group of 11 young people and leaders from Groby joined with 2 from Aylestone and set out on a mission to Mexico. Re-Build Mexico 2010 was an 11 day experience, where we built a new home for a family in Tijuana that was experiencing extreme poverty. We as a group of 13 teamed up with 7 from Southend to build the house, which was a great way to make new friends too. We built a whole house, right from the foundations upwards, in just a few short days using only hand tools. The campsite had really basic facilities; we used solar showers for the week and the toilets were just holes in the ground! As well as building the house, we also had a chance to learn to cook real Mexican food and help with games and crafts for the local children. The family that we were building a house for consisted of a single mum, her son and her two daughters. They made us feel really welcome, and they even cooked
food for us everyday whilst we were at the work site. One of her daughters Myra had recently got married. However, Myra and her new husband couldn’t live together, as they didn’t have the space in the house. On the last day of building, we found out that Myra was
pregnant. We were lucky enough to be able to build the house for Myra, her new husband Jose and their new baby. It was difficult to communicate with the family as there was a language barrier, but TURN TO PAGE 12
Simon challenges the Three Peaks Well we’ve biked, we’ve walked and with the Santa Fun Run we’ve ran, now for something different. Someone said in passing why not climb a mountain? It sounds like a good idea but when you can climb one mountain why not climb three! So that’s what we are training for this year - to take on the Three Peaks Challenge. Climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon one after the other and all within 24 hours! There will be 3 climbers, Carl, Dave and myself, with George as the dedicated driver. We are planning to go in early September and are busy working out the route and organising the whole event. At the moment we are climbing every hill we can find which is not so difficult for me on the post! Last year on my sponsored walk around Jersey I raised £1,500 which was split between two charities. I would love to raise a similar amount this year to present to ADAPT - a Leicestershire-based charity which supports parents of premature and poorly babies. If you would like to sponsor me please catch me on my round in and around Groby or pop into the Post Office.
Simon Moore, Field Head
Simon Moore at Bradgate Park: Next stop Ben Nevis
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