Welcare September Newsletter
Category Archives: News
GreenTips from Richmond Team Ministry
All three churches in Richmond Team Ministry have now received Bronze Eco Award and are working towards silver. They have also produce a quarterly GreenTips newsletter. Click on picture below for the latest issue:
Holiday at Home in Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen
Each summer the Parish of Mortlake with East Sheen team ministry hold a Holiday at Home week. Local residents of Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen who are unable to get away for a holiday or would like more company during the summer are invited to join in either for a day or two or for the whole week.
In honour of the Olympics, this year’s theme was “a week in Paris”. With creative writing, flower arranging, jigsaw puzzle work, sharing poems, a play reading, singing, ukulele music, wonderful French themed food and a trip to Chiswick House, there was plenty to keep everyone busy and in need of a rest at the end of the week!
Community Garden at Holy Trinity, Barnes
Holy Trinity, Barnes, want to develop the land around their church as a place of sanctuary and hospitality for both local people and nature.
They are working to turn their memorial garden into a welcoming green space, rich in natural biodiversity. They have also created a community garden, where they grow organic vegetables together, using no-dig methods, to supply the local foodbank. In their first season, they have harvested nearly 40kg of veg from their raised beds to date. They work with other growers in the area too, to get their surplus produce to those who need it most.
They also run a microbakery, which operates as a separate social enterprise. The income from sales of bread supports their work supplying the foodbank with fresh loaves each a week and our community garden.
You can read more about the project, and subscribe to receive updates, via their newsletter: https://nourishandgrow.substack.com/
Saving St Richard’s, Ham
Return of the Vikings!
Cabaret Night Fundraiser
Zac’s Sponsored Swim
What did the Vikings ever do for us?
Cycling for St Richard’s!
Anthony Adkins Piano Concert
St. Richard’s CE Primary School, Ham, on 17 June at 7:30 pm. In aid of St. Richard’s Church restoration appeal. Tickets are £25 each (including interval refreshments) are available from Eventbrite or at the door. Doors open at 7pm.
Launch Event – 4th March
On 4th March St Richard’s Church in Ham welcomed MP Sarah Olney, Mayor of Richmond Councillor Julia Cambridge and Archdeacon of Wandsworth John Kiddle to the launch of their restoration appeal, along with many other guests. Water getting into the building has caused significant damage, and it was revealed that the estimated cost of just the first stage of repairs has risen to £350,000, with the final bill perhaps as much as £1m.
Local architect Richard Woolf spoke passionately about the architectural significance of the church, saying that the design by architect Ralph Covell appears to be unique. The mayor, MP and archdeacon all spoke warmly in support of saving the building. The choir from the local church school, St Richard’s, sang beautifully, with the headteacher saying how much the school used the church every week. From the church, the leader of the fundraising team Chris Ruse highlighted the structural problems while vicar Simon Coupland set out the different ways people could give.
Many people commented on how good it was for the community to come together in this way, and there were widespread expressions of support for the project. Now the church will be putting on a series of fundraising events, applying for grants, and hoping that many people who appreciate the building and want to see it saved will give generously and encourage others to do the same.
To donate visit www.justgiving.com/campaign/strichardsham or email roofappeal@btinternet.com for more details or other ways to give.
Congratulations to Rev Dr Hannah Swithinbank
Congratulations to the Rev Dr Hannah Swithinbank, Assistant Curate at St Philip & All Saints with St Luke, Kew who was ordained priest on Saturday 6th July at All Saints, Kingston.
The Rt Revd Dr Martin Gainsborough Bishop of Kingston said “Such a joy to ordain priest eleven wonderful people to serve in the Kingston Episcopal Area in an uplifting service at All Saints Kingston. Thanks be to God!”
The full service can be viewed below:
Commemorating Captain Vancouver at St Peter’s, Petersham
On Sunday 10th May, parishioners of St Peter’s, Petersham, along with the Mayor of Richmond and councillors, sea scouts, descendents of Captain Vancouver and many others turned out to honour Captain George Vancouver who is buried in the graveyard. This is an annual event which is usually held on or near the anniversary of Vancouver’s burial at Petersham, which took place on May 10, 1798. It traces its origins back to the aftermath of World War II, when the commemoration was first held as a thank-you to Canada for financial support to repair war damage suffered by St. Peter’s Church.
Church historian, Jean Allsopp, gave an interview with Feliks Banel of KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM Seattle. Click here to listen to Jean’s or read more below.
Community Award for Kew Eco Fair
Congratulations to Eco Team at St Luke’s, Kew on winning a Richmond Community Hero Award for last year’s Kew Eco Fair. The Community Heroes Awards aim to highlight and honour those working and living in Richmond upon Thames who go above and beyond to make their community a better place to live, work and learn. Kew Eco Fair galvanised hundreds of locals in learning more about the benefits of sustainable living and making it easy to know how to get involved in climate activity in our borough.
Another Eco Fair is planned for 2025.
Farwell Rev James Hutchings
