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​SingalongaBob, 18th January

Another good session - great singing, good company and refreshments on a cold winter’s day.  Welcoming people of all ages from our community into church. Please feel free to join us at our next session on 15th February, 2 - 3.30pm   If you can’t manage the full session, just come along for a while.  
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Christmas Fair, 3rd December

A HUGE thank you to everyone who organised and supported our Christmas Fair, by either making things to sell or coming along on the day to set up, clear away, or to buy things and enjoy the experience.  We had a lovely afternoon and raised a massive £1531.79.  
Thanks also to the Sweet Martinis for their lovely singing, to David for playing the piano in between, and to the SingalongaBobs for the Christmas carols (and J.J. for his enthusiastic prompting) 

A Light for Christmas Service.  27th November 

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SingalongaBob Wednesday 23rd November 

Another successful session of SingalongaBob with the most people we have ever had, including a number of new faces and some residents from Isabella Court. 

We practised some Christmas songs for the fair and also sang songs from our usual sheet. 

Please feel free to join us for a time of singing and friendship. Tea and biscuits will be provided. No charge but donations to church funds will be appreciated. 
Please contact Gina on 07753682004 for more details.
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Bonfire Social evening, Saturday 12th November 

We had a really lovely evening, and the Vicarage garden was packed with lots of children - new faces as well as regular churchgoers.  There was a lovely atmosphere of friendship and outreach and everyone said they’d thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  We had several very generous donations towards the cost of the food, with some left over to go towards the upkeep of the church.  A huge thank you to those who came along and supported this event, to the ladies who cooked and baked, and to the Vicar, Rev. Gareth Atha for the use of the garden.  

Harvest lunch. Sunday 9th October 


Summer Fair, 13th August

A HUGE thank you goes out to everyone who helped at our Annual Summer Fair, who donated items to be sold or for the raffle, baked or made things to sell, it was lovely to see our stalls full of produce.  Thank you to those of you who did venture out to support us - we hope you had a lovely time.  The extremely high temperature did keep some folk away, and sadly the Dog Show had to be cancelled for safety reasons.  Despite these challenges, we still had a wonderful day and raised a brilliant total  towards Church Funds. (Will be announced on Sunday)

​Strawberry Summer Soiree

We had a lovely Saturday evening for our soiree on July 16th.  Although numbers were down from the last one, we still had a lovely evening enjoying a glass (or three) of Pimms, strawberry cream scones, cheese scones, smoked mackerel blinis, Victoria sponge, nibbles, and of course the chocolate fountain to dip marshmallows and strawberries into.  A big thank you to everyone who came along and supported us, as well as to the ladies who baked, served and cleared up after us.
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​Royal Jubilee Tea

We had a fabulous afternoon at our Royal Jubilee Tea in Church on Friday 3rd June.  It was lovely to see so many new faces and visitors to the church, as well as our familiar supporters.  We served a great selection of cakes, as well as scones with cream and jam and we were kept very busy!   Although it was a free event, with donations very gratefully received, we raised £170 towards church funds.  A HUGE thank you to everyone who came a long and supported us, and to the ladies who baked, served and washed up.  




​Monday Morning Coffee

Coffee, tea, scones and cake are available in Church every Monday morning to coincide with the town’s weekly market, from Easter to December. This is a great way to catch up with friends, new and old, over a scone and a hot drink, and all for a very reasonable price!  Why not come along and see what our 'cake of the week' is, and enjoy a slice or a scone.  (Gluten free is available too!)​

​Shrove Tuesday Pancakes in Church, 1st March, 2022

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Our Pancake Morning was very well attended.  Thanks to all who came and helped us raise a fabulous £150, just from generous donations.   

Christmas Coffee Morning, 4th December 2021

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HUGE, HUGE thanks to everyone who helped by baking, setting up & putting away, making teas & coffees and washing up, clearing tables, and working on the stalls, to the choir who sang so beautifully, accompanied on the organ by Steve, to Bob our fabulous guitar soloist, and of course to everyone who came along and helped to make it a success.  We raised an incredible £1460.61


​Bonfire Social evening. Friday 5th November

We had a fabulous Bonfire Social evening, with familiar and lots of new faces. Everyone enjoyed cheesy baked potatoes, pumpkin and roasted onion soup and tasty sweet treats. There were sparklers and s’mores around the wood burner and lots of laughter and chat.
Thank you to everyone who came along and supported it; although it isn’t a fundraising event, we raised £140 in donations!


​Cake stall in town, 28th August

We had a great kick-start to our fundraising efforts in town, raising funds to buy a new fridge for church and some new oil cloth table covers for coffee mornings, to improve our future fundraising events.
A huge thank you to everyone who baked and brought things for us to sell. At the moment, the total currently stands at £610 with donations still coming in!

Thank you so much, everyone who contributed in any way.

Vicar: Revd. Gareth Atha Tel: 01751 471495 Email: thevicar@pickeringchurch.com
​Churchwardens: Pam Robb and Andrew Orland Email: info@pickeringchurch.com 

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF
ST PETER & ST PAUL'S, PICKERING ​IS A REGISTERED CHARITY, NUMBER 1176138
 

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