The Festival
Welcome you to our website about the exciting Celebrating Community Festival that started in our area* in June 2007 and has been repeated each year since.
This if the fifth year of the Celebrating Community Festivals, yet we have hardly managed to scratch the surface of all the things in our area to give thanks for and to celebrate.
There are wonderful people who look after neighbours and those who give up their time to run groups for children and the elderly. There are lots of unsung heroes. Long before it became a snappy political catch phrase, the church has seen itself as a facilitator of community, an enabler of what has become termed ‘the Big Society’ … each of us looking out for our neighbour ... a sound Christian principal which churches working together in our area are putting into practice.
Once again a group of volunteers from local churches have been working for months gathering information for this Programme of over 100 events. A traditional village fair, talks, tea parties, clubs, exciting church events etc. that we hope will appeal to you. Lots of activities to join in with, places where you can meet with others and extend your circle of friends. Why not give a few things ‘new to you’ a try. I suggest that you go through the Programme and mark the events that catch your eye so that you don’t miss them.
Gardeners, there is a ‘plant swap’ on Wednesday 22nd June. Bring your contributions to Coffee Break at St William’s Church and see whether there’s a ‘treasure’ that you would like to plant up. Katy and Graham will be encouraging us to get our hands dirty - gardening and growing something to eat … this time in a plant pot, so you don’t even need a garden!
As a community, we celebrate with Walderslade Primary School their new school building. You will see that the Headteacher is inviting us to look around the new school from 1.30 to 3.00pm on Thursday June 23rd .
Before the start of the Festival there will be a Community Clear Up, organised by Rev Phil Wootton on Sunday 5th June starting at 1.30 to 3.00pm. If you would like to help contact Phil on 01634 660087 – litter pickers and black sacks will be provided.
God Bless.
Rev John S Currie
[Project Co-ordinator]
* The area of the Celebrating Community is on the border of Kent and Medway and includes the areas of Blue Bell Hill, Lordswood, Princes Park, Walderslade, and Weeds Wood.
