GREYSTOKE AND DISTRICT
Greystoke Church
For information about our services and what’s on, visit our website:
www.greystokechurch.org.uk
Services
We meet every Sunday at 10.30am with fresh coffee and cake for an 11am service, finishing by 12.00pm. Our usual worship is informal and relaxed, with a worship band, modern worship songs, Bible message and prayer ministry. We prioritise children and young people, with our ‘kids@greystokechurch’ groups at all our informal services. On the fourth Sunday of the month, we worship in a more traditional style, with familiar hymns, organ and choir.
Greystoke Youth Group
The Greystoke Youth Group is growing, now with over 30 children registered. Places still available for Year 6 upwards. No fee. Use the QR code for more information and to register, or turn up on the night. 2, 16, 30 November, 7pm-8.30pm, Greystoke Village Hall.
Special Services coming up
Every Tuesday 9am – Traditional Morning Prayer
8 November 10.15am – Service of Remembrance
29 November 4pm – Mission Community Advent Service, St Paul’s Pooley Bridge (no local services)
Looking Ahead
20 December 6.30pm – Carols by Candlelight Service
24 December 3pm – Children’s Christingle
25 December 11am – Family Christmas Service
SOCIAL CLUB
2nd November at 2pm in Greystoke Village Hall. Come and hear Maks Loth-Hill give an illustrated talk about Dacre and the surrounding area. Visitors are very welcome to join us – admission £3.00 (£2 for members) to include refreshments.
What is FOSAB?
You may have heard of this registered charity. It stands for ‘Friends of St Andrew’s Church Building’. Many of us reading this may not be church goers or we go to a different church or have no interest in religion. What we have in common is that we value this treasure of an ancient building, our building.
This church is Greystoke’s great treasure and the FOSAB charity was set up to make sure it is there for us and future generations. However to keep it in good order using proper materials is very expensive.
FOSAB is a completely separate charity from the church but is able to give grants to the church authorities (the PCC) for repairs only as authorised by the Church’s architect in their five yearly report. It can also give grants to educate the general public, adults and children about the building.
Please support our events which we hope are fun!
Phil Lambert, Chair of the Trustees of FOSAB.
FOSAB EVENTS
QUIZ NIGHTS: We will be holding another series of 4 quiz nights this Autumn/winter. Our quiz master, Harry Upton, is sorting out some great quizzes for us again.
The dates are: Friday 6th November, Friday 4th December, Friday 15th January, Friday 12th February. All of these will be held at 7.30 in the village hall. The bar will open at 7.00 and as usual the teams will be restricted to 6 maximum. The entry price is £5.00 per person (cash preferred). These were thoroughly enjoyed last winter, and we look forward to another happy quizzing time.
FROST FAIR: This annual event will take place on Saturday 21st November from 11.00am – 2.00pm. There will be festive stalls, home made produce, tombola and of course the excellent cafe serving turkey rolls and a great variety of cakes. If you would like a stall please contact Shirley Mounsey 07841921800.
GREYSTOKE AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION
Thank you to everyone who came to ‘Future Pool’ updates. We are finalising our approach to making the pool leakproof. This will require lots of fundraising so here are some dates for your diary:
Saturday 28th November – Film and Food night in Greystoke village hall. The film is ‘Mr Burton’ – a drama telling the fascinating story of Richard Burton’s early life and the start of his theatrical career. Starring Toby Jones. Tickets are £17 from Greystoke Post Office or from www.greystokepool.org.uk and include the film, meal and interval ice cream.
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Saturday 12th December – Wines for Christmas
An informative evening of wine tasting with Dominic Rhodes at Greystoke Village Hall. Dominic is usually seen trying to keep our pool water lovely and clean but he has another talent, that of an expert in wine. He will introduce us to lesser known wines that are readily available locally and retail for a reasonable price. Tickets are £20 with a supplement of £6 for a selection of cheeses. Available on the Pool website. Doors open at 7pm, tasting to start 7:30pm.
Every Monday – Winter café at the pool. Come and enjoy homemade soup and cakes.
Open 12 noon to 2pm.
Saturday home matches of Greystoke Football Team – the café is open for hot drinks and snacks.
Congratulations to all the lucky Monthly Draw winners for October. Thank you for supporting our village pool, playpark and playing field.
£20 – Susan Graves 77; £15 – Val Allison 161; £10 – Annie Mandale 227
£5 – Heidi Graham 252; £5 – Susan & Richard Burton 187
£5 – Brian Kinghorn 202; £5 – Clare Farley 3
VILLAGE HALL
BINGO NIGHTS: Join us for an evening of fantastic prizes, laughs and good old fashioned fun for all ages raising funds for the hall.
Our first one is on Friday 13 November: 6:40pm doors open, eyes down 7:00pm.
Tea/coffee/soft drink included.
Our second will be on 27 November and the Christmas Bingo is on 18 December.
Thank you to those who have donated prizes to date, our collectors will be collecting until mid November – please look out for the flyer.
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came to the Soup & Pud Event, and to all who kindly donated the soups and puddings. It was a great success, raising over £400 for the upkeep and improvement of the hall. It was lovely to see everyone and a reminder of the generosity within the village.