This new facility together with the three Eco 4-seater benches will be a great asset for the Church including the annual J-Team holiday club, the annual fete and Church BBQ as well after-Church Coffee and the weekly Friday drop-ins during the summer months. The terrace was designed and built by Mixbrow Ltd and the seating was built by Realise Futures CIC. Contributing to our efforts to reach Eco Church status, no trees were felled to make the seating as it is totally constructed from material made from recycled plastic cups etcThe terrace construction was financed by a generous bequest from the late Graham Brand and the seating was bought with gifts in memory of, and moneys left by, 6 other departed members of our Church family. The terrace was dedicated to Graham's memory by Rev Tracey Caswell on Sunday 23rd July and the seating was dedicated to the memory of Keith Pilling, Claire Lunney, Peter Wright, Kathleen Newman, Eileen Croucher and Janet Jupp.The photo shows the Terrace in use at the Church Fete the following week
We are now taking bookings for our Annual Open Air Band Concert in the beautiful gardens of Barham Hall and for the Annual J-Team Church Holiday Club on 7th to 9th August. Tickets for the Band Concert are available at the reduced price of £14 until the Church Fete on 8th June, thereafter any remaining will be at the full price of £17. All proceeds to Church Fabric Fund. This event has been running for 16 years in this ideal location and has sold out early in some recent years. A flier with more information and booking form is attachedThe next month we hold our three day holiday club in and around Barham Church. This is open to all primary-school-aged children. We have strict number limits on each age group to ensure that those attending get a good experience and are safe. It is worth booking as soon as you know your summer arrangements to ensure your child gets a place. The cost is only £15 for all three days to cover cost of materials etc, as all staff are volunteers. A poster with full details and an application form is attached.
On Monday 26th February, Barham Church was full for the induction and installation of Rev <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/253896251613962/user/100002657879223/?__cft__[0]=AZUDwdyEjIcbtSk7z7HSNzDdtiSrRBhSTwlp6s0HC4hzTRluzBOtaHanA1IOlqofMHddkbPfAClD0p9cX-jlAwYqfWub1Lhsn_YTL4PtUshFYXwke_YxiiMb56fX51hBcg2KKl931sU8H-ftfv6GW3LBVOGS_YT3eQT0IkiuvL7ETiylEsAkTeRngggopnybBFA&__tn__=-]K-R">Tracey Caswell</a> as the new Rector of Claydon & Barham, Gt Blakenham and Henley by Bishop Mike Harrison and Archdeacon David Jenkins. We welcome Rev Tracey and her husband, David, to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/253896251613962/user/100064331996943/?__cft__[0]=AZUDwdyEjIcbtSk7z7HSNzDdtiSrRBhSTwlp6s0HC4hzTRluzBOtaHanA1IOlqofMHddkbPfAClD0p9cX-jlAwYqfWub1Lhsn_YTL4PtUshFYXwke_YxiiMb56fX51hBcg2KKl931sU8H-ftfv6GW3LBVOGS_YT3eQT0IkiuvL7ETiylEsAkTeRngggopnybBFA&__tn__=-]K-R">Claydon Group of Churches</a> and our community. Rev Tracey’s first Sunday Service will be a Benefice Communion at 11am at Gt Blakenham this Sunday (3rd March)
It was announced in all our three Churches on 5th November that the Rev'd Tracey Caswell has been appointed as the new Rector of the Claydon Benefice. Rev'd Tracey comes from the Blackwater Benefice in Essex and will take up her post here at the end of February. Please pray for her and her husband David as she completes her ministry in Essex and they prepare to move. This will bring to an end nearly 4 years of vacancy and we are very grateful to Rev'd Cathy, Rev'd Jenny, Rev'd Bruce and Rev'd Bernie and all the ministry team, Churchwardens and others who have given so much of their time to ensure that the Church in this Benefice has continued with its mission and ministry throughout those years including the challenges of the pandemic.The Licensing of Rev Tracey by Bishop Mike Harrison will take place at Barham Church on Monday 26th February 2024 starting at 7:30pm
