We were delighted to welcome two founding members of the Lover and Downton Repair Cafes on Saturday 22 March. They gave an illustrated talk on how they started, the wider Repair Cafe movement, and what they do to help us repair our broken and damaged items.Kind villagers provided homemade cakes, tea and coffee, and Ruth the Rector proposed a vote of thanks to everyone.
The Chalke Deanery's charity - the Chalke-Cueibet Partnership - raised money to build four classrooms for the Church Primary School of Cueibet in South Sudan. After violent storms in 2022, some of these buildings were damaged and are now in need of repair.We hope to raise £20,000 to complete the repair work. It is a lot to ask. Any small donation will be very gratefully received. To read more detail about Cueibet and to find details on how to make a donation and how to gift-aid your donation, please download the attached two-page file.
Ahead of the visit from Downton and Lover Repair Cafes on Saturday 22 March at our Church, you might like to read their latest newsletters which appears below for you to download.The team of skilled repairers is available to help you mend that treasured possession or very useful gadget. They give their time for free, and ask for a donation to cover the cost of any parts required.Contact and location details are in the newsletter.#Chalkevalleychurch #CharltonAllSaints #RepairCafe #EcoChurch
We are delighted to be getting off to a good start in 2025 with our new building maintenance plan. We will be having the fixed and moveable wood treated against woodworm and wood-rotting fungi during the week of 6-10 January. The downside is that this means our Church will need to be closed for that time. We will re-open in time for Matins at 11.00 on Sunday 12 January, and look forward to welcoming you then.
