Category Archives: Sparkle

For wannabe citizen scientists

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From: let’s go outside and learn
We have teamed up with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to help you take your first steps to become a citizen scientist.
Find out what that means and have a go at some pond dipping in one of our workshops along the Crane
Catchment.
Saturday 20th July
3pm-5:30pm
Elephant Park (Hillingdon, UB10 9BA)
For more information or to register interest
please contact: gaby.docker@lgoal.org.uk
 
location just south of the A34 slip road google maps
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Elephant+Park/@51.5487727,-0.4442912,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x48766db0e372eddb:0x5ad75c11529b2550!8m2!3d51.5481056!4d-0.440343!16s%2Fg%2F11g9fmtnwx?entry=ttu

Colne Valley Park Festival Fortnight

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From Colne Valley Regional Park

Festival Fortnight 19th July – 2nd August 2024 The Colne Valley Festival Fortnight is a full programme of events and activities for everyone to enjoy across the whole Regional Park.

From Rickmansworth to Staines, Langley to Uxbridge, we are partnering with volunteer groups, organisations and charities to offer you a variety of Guided Walks, Talks, Activities for Children and Families, Open Days, Exhibitions and more.
Now is the perfect opportunity to explore somewhere new in the Colne Valley Regional Park. For full programme on what’s happening during those two weeks check our festival page. 
https://www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/festival-fortnight/

Two events on June 8th

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Two events for you to enjoy on Sat 8th June

Ickenham Residents’ Association
Centenary exhibition
in the village hall from 10:00 to 16:00
free entry – come along and see what’s happened
around us in the last 100 years plus

at the URC
Start the Festival in Style at the URC!

We had a great forecourt sale in May, with a good crowd in enjoying themselves and raising over £800 for the church, Smile Train and Papyrus prevention of young suicide. So, we’ve decided to go again with the same formula of plants, bric-a-brac, books and jigsaws, anything you give us in fact except clothes and shoes, accompanied by a friendly coffee morning with homemade cakes. The event, on Saturday 8th June, runs from 10am to 12 Noon and is free. Because the last sale was so successful we would welcome your donations even more than usual, including of the sort of small, quirky items that sold like hot cakes in our new Curio Corner! Please bring things to the church between 2pm and 6pm on Friday or ring Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection. This is also the number for any queries or offers of help.

Spring into Spring at the URC!

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Come Saturday 4th May the sun will be shining [terms and conditions apply] and we’ll be holding our Spring Forecourt Sale from 10am to 12 Noon, admission FREE.
There’ll be our famous plant stall, bric-a-brac, hundreds of books, toys and games and pretty well anything we are given, except clothes and shoes.
Inside there will be a friendly coffee morning with homemade cakes alongside the higher quality books, collectables and a table of small, quirky objects including an otoscope [look it up!], a miniature travelling tool set, an RAF medal ribbon and some rather fine WW2 Red Cross certificates.
Proceeds will go to the work of the church and to our external charities for this year, which are THE SMILE TRAIN and PAPYRUS [prevention of young suicide] so there are extra reasons for grabbing a bargain.
The date is a change from the one previously announced but the two later dates of 8th June and 7th September still apply.
If you have items to donate please bring them to the church on Friday 3rd May between 2pm and 6pm or ring Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection.
This is also the number for any enquiries or offers of help.
Our earlier Coffee Morning and Coin Mountain raised £158, so many thanks to those who contributed to that and we look forward to your continued support on 4th May and during the rest of the year.

Santa’s coming 11/12 December

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The Rotary Club of Elthorne-Hillingdon is doing its annual Santa collection through the streets of Ickenham and North Hillingdon in December.
They will be raising money to support the following good causes:
Hillingdon Samaritans (45%)
Hillingdon Autistic Care and Support (45%)
ICKENHAM DATES and Routes
ROUTE-ICKENHAM Monday 11 December
Meet at Junction of Thornhill Road & Gibson Road
Along Gibson Road
1st right into Charlbury Road
Right into Campden Road
Continue left into Charlbury Road
180° turn around central island – Charlbury Road
Left into Enstone Road
Ahead into Campden Road
Left into Gibson Road
1st right into Malcolm Road
1st right into Nettleton Road
Left into Gibson Road
Left into Woodstock Drive
4th right into Halford Road
Collect left side, then right side
Finish.
ROUTE-ICKENHAM Tuesday 12 December
Meet at junction Greenacres Ave, Derwent Ave
Along Greenacres Ave
Right into St Georges Drive
Right into Copthall Road West
Right into Derwent Ave
Left into Swakeleys Road
2nd left into Wallasey Crescent
Continue ahead into Hoylake Crescent
1st left into Woodland Close
Left into Hoylake Crescent
Left into Copthall Road East
Finish
more details and their just giving page
https://www.justgiving.com/page/santahillingdon2023

Jumble+ at the URC

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From URC

Our Summer Forecourt Sale was another success, with a great turnout, lovely atmosphere and takings of £742. But we’re never satisfied and are going again with a Late Summer Forecourt Sale on Saturday 9th September from 10am to 12 Noon, admission FREE.

It will be a wonderful opportunity for puzzlers, with jigsaws and items from the famous “WASGIJ” collection. Otherwise, it will be the same successful formula, with a plant stall, quality bric-a-brac, books galore, maps, stamps, jigsaws, boxed games and pretty well anything else you give us, except clothes and shoes, accompanied by a friendly coffee morning with homemade cakes.

We would particularly welcome more bric-a-brac and quality books so please think what you might be able to do without and bring the stuff to the church between 2pm and 6pm on Friday 8th September or ring Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection. This is also the number for any queries or offers of help and see you on the day!