first aid training

We are holding British Red Cross first aid training on Sat 11th July.  Two courses are being offered: Save-a-life (£12), which is a 2 hour course and is the Guildford Diocesan minimum recommended training for Child Protection purposes, and a 1 day Basic First Aid course (£40). Contact the office for more details or to book: office@windleshamchurch.org.uk / (01276) 489408.  Please book by Mon 29th June.

rockets on july 12 – dangerous club for boys

Our next meeting is on Sunday 12th July from 4pm-6pm and we are kindly being hosted by Woodcote House School.  You can find directions on the School’s website. 

Our theme this time is rockets and we’ve got plenty of fun planned.  If you’d like to make your own rocket beforehand then why not make a water rocket body out of a 2 litre fizzy drinks bottle.  You’ll find lots of ideas on Google for decoration/fins/etc and we’ll provide the launchers.

We’ll finish with pizza and need to know how many people will be coming so please let us know asap by email to events@dangerous clubforboys.com.  The event will be weather dependent so take look at the web-site on the day and we’ll tell you about any changes of plan.

global gang operation: neighbourhood – FULL

We’re FULLY BOOKED now so sorry.  Please do still let us know if you want to come so we can add you to a waiting list (in case a place becomes available).  If you’ve already booked we’ll be writing to you by mid-July to confirm your place and let you tell you about your team.

Global Gang this summer is all about being good neighbours.  It will run from Mon 24 -Weds 26 Aug.  We’ll have a great mix of fun, games, craft, music and we’ll be making a difference in the neighbourhood.  If you’re in Reception through to year 6 then get your parents to sign you up as soon as possible and no later than 6th July.  You can down load the form below or pick one up in the church office.

On Weds 26th in the afternoon we’ll have our special global gang service followed by a bbq and all global gangers and families are especially invited.

2009 global gang operation neighbourhood registration form (pdf)

the dangerous club for boys

We had our first meeting of the Dangerous Club for Boys on Sunday 10th May and what fun we had.  The club is for lads and dads aged 5-105 and we started off with an afternoon of Scalectrix and pizza.  We decided we’d try to get together every half-term and came up with a whole range of things we’d like to get up to – here’s the list:

• Water and air rockets
• Archery
• Climbing wall
• Geo-caching
• Giant catapults/trebuchets
• Canoes/kayaks/raft building
• Cricket
• Shelter building / camp craft
• Make your own cross-bow/long-bow
• Air-rifle shooting
• Making a potato canon

So if you think the Dangerous Club is your sort of fun and might be where you’d like to spend some quality time with your lad/dad then keep an eye on the web-site for updates and the date of our next meeting.

easter funday – lots of fun

Red , our Easter funday, was fantastic fun!  44 children enjoyed games, extreme silliness, crafts, puppets, films and lots of red, all to learn the story of Easter and to explore it’s amazing message for each one of us today.  We finished the funday with over 90 kids and families sitting down to a meal together.  Look out for Global Gang – Operation: Neighbourhood in the summer.

red – easter funday

Easter Funday
Sunday 29th March 2009 1:30-5:30pm

Come along and join in the fun while we explore all things Red in the Easter story.  We’ll have games, craft, daft challenges, music and food. Reception – Year 6.  Booking forms available in the Link or your can download one here.  Closing date 2nd March.

2009 Easter funday RED – invitation and form

2009 Easter Funday RED registration form

duggie dug dug praise party

There is a Party with Duggie Dug Dug taking place on Saturday 28th February, 6-7.30pm at  St Paul’s Church, Crawley Ridge, Camberley, GU15 2AD.  Suitable for 5s-11s but all welcome.

Tickets:  £2 each or £5 for a family ticket.

Tickets available via Noeline Sanders on 07786 916826 or  01276 471981.  Also available direct from St Pauls:  email Jill or call the church office (01276 700210).

training morning, sat 14th march

Faith Development at Home

Children’s leaders’ training morning Sat 14th March 8:30-12:30am Including breakfast, St John the Baptist, Windlesham, GU20 6BL

Nurturing faith at home is key to children’s faith development, so how do we support that in our children’s ministry? Jane Butcher of Barnabas’ Church Team will talk us through the journey so far and lead us to some of the great ideas that are being tried out around the world. These training mornings are popular, fun and a great opportunity to get the best training, right on your doorstep.

Incredibly, there’s no charge, we just ask that you register by emailing Jo Wilkins (jowilkins@btinternet.com) asap.

pancake race

Get ready for the Windlesham Pancake Race on Sunday 1st March at 3pm in the Field of Remembrance

Bring your own pancake and pan ready to race!  There’ll be races and prizes for all ages as well as refreshments and a raffle.

new years day walk

The weather treated us well and 40 of us enjoyed a great walk across the fields and around the arboretum – what a fantastic way to start the year.