St. Andrew’s Greystoke, Church Services March 2025
Sunday 2 March – Family Service – 11.00am – Greystoke Village Hall
Sunday 9 March – Holy Baptism – 11.00am – St. Andrew’s Church
Sunday 16 March – Family Service – 11.00am – Greystoke Village Hall
Sunday 23 March – Holy Communion – 11.00am – St. Andrew’s Church
Sunday 30 March – Benefice Service – 11.00am – St. Andrew’s Church
At all our services refreshments are served from 10.30am. Children’s activities are available at our Family Services. For our services in St. Andrew’s we shall have returned to the more comfortable warmth of the tent, apart from the Baptism, which will be in the nave.
Ash Wednesday
There will be a service of Holy Communion and the imposition of ashes on Wednesday 5 March, the first day of Lent, at 6.00pm in St Andrew’s Church Greystoke.
Greystoke Social Club
Monday 3 March – a talk by a representative of Pine Tree Nurseries – gardening time will soon be here!
Monday 17 March – David Bell will give a slide presentation entitled From Thailand to Penrith & Dives in between
Visitors are always welcome at our meetings, which are held in Greystoke Village Hall and start at 2.00pm. There is a charge of £2 (Visitors £3) which includes tea and biscuits.
Greystoke WI
In February, we gathered in the meeting room rather than the main hall to watch a presentation by Marie Hamer about tackling educational disadvantage. Marie outlined how she became interested in trying to make education fairer for children growing up in poverty, and how she and colleagues developed structured professional development programmes. This system is known as The Golden Thread and has been well received by teachers, unions and government. It has led to improved levels of teacher retention. Hopefully, in the years to come, students will see improved outcomes in terms of jobs, income, and physical and mental health.
Before Marie spoke, we had a chance to look at some books which we had loved in childhood. Some of the examples were from the 40’s such as a Sunday School prize and an early Rupert Annual. There was also a Richard Scary vocabulary book which had helped English children growing up in Africa learn about their home country.
On a more sombre note, members voted unanimously to start the process of leaving WI. It was felt that the rising fees have become unsustainable. We hope to continue until Christmas or January 2026.
On Thursday 6 March, we will be holding a brief AGM. David Bell will show slides of a Safari he enjoyed. You are invited to bring along a wildlife photo to briefly talk about.
If you would like to join us at WI meetings, please contact Sue, Val or Jennifer.
Greystoke Parish Council
The next meeting is at 7.00pm on Tuesday 18 March in the Village Hall.
Community Housing Group
Following last year’s survey where the village overwhelmingly supported an objective to create additional affordable housing, our first public meeting on Thursday 30 January and our Monday surgeries represent the next phase in our consultation process. More meetings will follow! A housing needs survey is in the pipeline – we need you to fill it in. When we launch the Community Land Trust, you’ll be able to join as a member and get a vote in all key decisions.
Please keep an eye on the notice boards, website and Facebook for upcoming meetings and venues.
Ways to stay up to date:
- Keep an eye on the notice boards;
- Visit our website;
- Join our mailing list;
- Follow us on Facebook;
- eMail us
Swimming Pool Draw
Thank you to each and every one of you who rejoined the monthly draw for 2025. We have now sold 260 draw numbers which is just fantastic! A new record. That equates to £2340 of funds for the pool, sports field, playpark and café.
Congratulations to the winners of the January Draw
£20 – Norman & Christine Bell 27
£15 – Susan Dowie 217
£10 – Andrea & Nigel Raper 176
£5 – Lynn Cowperthwaite 111
£5 – D & J Scarisbric 234
£5 – Annie Swarbick 35
£5 – Ian Forrester
