St. Andrew’s Greystoke, Church Services December 2025
Sunday 7 December 11.00am Informal Service with Kid’s group
Sunday 14 December 11.00am Informal Service with Holy Communion and Kid’s Group
Wednesday 17 December 7.30pm Beer & Carols in the Boot and Shoe
Thursday 18 December 6.00pm Greystoke School Pageant
Sunday 21 December 6.30pm Carol Service
Wednesday 24 December 3.00pm Christingle Service
Thursday 25 December 10.30am Family Christmas Service
Sunday 28 December 11.00am Service of the Word
St. Andrew’s Greystoke, Church Services January 2026
Sunday January 4 11.00am Informal Service with Kid’s group
Sunday January 11 11.00am Informal Service with Holy Communion and Kid’s Group
Sunday January 18 11.00am Informal Service with Kid’s Group
Sunday January 25 11.00am Traditional Holy Communion
All Sunday morning services serve coffee and cakes from 10.30 onwards. We look forward to welcoming you to our range of services over the next two months.
Greystoke’s New Together Correspondent
At the time of writing, this will be the last online Greystoke News as, after nearly 10 years, the time has come to pass the baton over to a new correspondent. Please contact me at the email address inside the front cover of November’s printed magazine if you’d like to find out more or, if you are willing from January 2026, to provide no more than a day a month collating articles, and updating the village website.
Village Hall Bingo
Come join us for Christmas Bingo on Friday 19 December – some festive fun with mulled wine and mince pies. Pop on your Christmas jumper and bring your festive spirit! Doors open 6.40pm, eyes down 7.00pm prompt.
Thank you for everyone’s generosity donating prizes. The first bingo raised £401 – helping to keep the hall maintained and available for all. The final bingo for this season will be Friday 23 January.
Greystoke Parish Council
The next Parish Council meeting is at 7.00pm on Tuesday 20 January in the Village Hall.
Village Hall AGM – Tuesday 27 January, 7.00pm
Come along to the AGM, your Village Hall belongs to you and we’d love to hear your ideas how we can make it even better. Everyone is welcome! Come and meet the committee, share your thoughts and see what’s planned for the year ahead. Anyone interested in joining the committee can drop us a message at or contact Laura on 07828 741 354. See you there!
Greystoke WI – The Penultimate meeting
Our meeting on Thursday 6 November began with the minutes of the meeting between the President, Secretary and a WI trustee which was held to count our votes and declare Greystoke WI suspended. 100% of members had voted in favour of the suspension.
On a more cheerful note, we then turned our attention to a dabble craft session. We could choose from silk painting, embroidering Christmas designs onto baubles and making a lantern covered with tissue and Christmas designs. There was also an opportunity to look at the archive. After our hard work we enjoyed beautiful homemade mince pies and a cup of tea thanks to Violet. We now look forward to our last session on Thursday 4 December when we will be entertained by MUGS – the ukulele group.
Friends of St. Andrew’s Building
Winter Quiz Nights in Greystoke Village Hall at 7:30 pm, on Friday 30 January, 27 February and 20 March. The Quizmaster will be Harry Upton, and includes a bar.
All proceeds will go to FoSAB (Friends of St. Andrew’s Building).
The number of FoSAB group members continues to grow. If you have an interest in our beautiful church building and would like to become a member at a minimum charge of £10 per annum or just making a donation please contact Maureen Hardy.
Greystoke and District Sports Association
The Future Pool Project: After a well-attended public meeting on the Pool Sustainability Project, we are awaiting the outcome of our Planning application. Meanwhile, Greystoke Pool and St. Andrew’s Church have received funding (Community Energy Fund Northwest Hub, and the Church of England Pilot and Innovation Fund) to explore a Feasibility Study on a Community Energy Network in Greystoke. To find out more, please come to our Public Meeting at Greystoke Village Hall on Thursday 8 January at 6.30pm. All Welcome.
AGM: Everyone is welcome to the AGM of the Sports Association on Thursday 22 January 2026 in the swimming pool café. It’s a great chance to find out more about the past year and our future plans. Do come down!
Café opening times: Our lunchtime cafe takes place on Mondays, 12 noon – 2.00pm. Homemade soup and cakes with hot drinks available.
Saturday café is also open when Greystoke football teams are playing at home. Please check Facebook for up to date information.
Save the Dates:
- Film nights Saturday 7 February and 7 March 2026
- Dance the night away to Soul Junction Saturday 28 February 2026
Greystoke Community Land Trust
Survey Results: Thank you to everybody who filled in the housing needs survey. We achieved a response rate of 35% which is excellent (30% would be considered good). 82% of respondents supported new affordable homes for local people and the survey identified an affordable housing need for 14 households. The need for (some) smaller, cheaper houses for sale on the open market was also identified. In summary the survey will help us understand what any new housing in the parish might look like.
Thank you also to those who expressed an interest in getting more involved. The most important thing you can do now is to join us as a member, and help spread the word about what the Community Land Trust could achieve – but only with the support of the community!
Membership: Join the Community Land Trust (CLT) for just £1. This will give you membership for life and a vote at all general meetings, including who should be on the board. You can join online at greystokeclt.org.uk/join or see us at various community events and meetings to join via a paper membership form. The more people who join, the more representative of the community we will be. A CLT is a democratic, non‑profit organisation run by and for the community.
Help get the housing we need, not the housing that developers want to build. Take control – decisions made by the community for the community
Together we can do this by:
- developing a small number of affordable houses for local people;
- leading the local community in representing our interests when new building developments are being planned.
The Land Trust is not just a vehicle for housing – it can be used to help buy any community asset – such as your local shop – if we need to. Join now to be a part of something really powerful.
What’s next? Look out for a meeting in January to go over the key findings from the housing survey – date TBC. We will publish this via facebook, let supporters and members know via email, and have posters on the noticeboards.
Greystoke & District Sports Association – Monthly Draw
The draw is a fantastic way to raise funds for the pool and playpark and every ticket sold helps keep our pool afloat. The draw runs January to January so December is the time to renew your membership or come on board and join us. Only £15 per number with great odds each month. It’s easy to join online.
Join to today, support the pool and playpark, support your community.
£20 – Andy James – 34
£15 – Andrew Wilson – 11
£10 – Max & Becka – 60
£5 – Lesley Lamb – 163
£5 – L Watson – 93
£5 – Will Nielsen – 69
£5 – Bridget Jardine – 190
Get Fit 4 Life, Tuesdays 3pm, Greystoke Village Hall
It’s been wonderful to welcome new faces to Get Fit 4 Life at Greystoke on Tuesdays from 3.00pm to 4.00pm. The group has a lovely energy and size, but there’s still room if you’d like to join. It’s a brilliant way to get moving, meet others, and enjoy yourself. Feel free to contact Debbie on 07776 162 125 or debbie@get‑active.co.uk – or simply pop down and give it a go.