From URC

Our Spring Forecourt Sale was a great success, with a good attendance and atmosphere and £818 raised for the church and our chosen charities for the year, British Red Cross and Asthma+Lung UK, so thank you to all who came and/or donated things for us to sell.

The weather then was better than forecast earlier in the week but we’re hoping for warmer and sunnier for our Summer Forecourt Sale on Saturday 10th June from 10am to 12 Noon, admission FREE.

The formula will be much the same, with the famous plant stall, quality bric-a-brac, books galore, maps, stamps, jigsaws and boxed games and pretty well anything else you give us, except clothes and shoes, accompanied by a friendly coffee morning with homemade cakes.

If you have items to donate please bring them to the church between 2pm and 6pm on Friday 9th June or ring Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection. This is also the number for any queries or offers of help, but otherwise we’ll again look forward to seeing you on the day!

From the URC

Yes, our first forecourt sale and coffee morning of 2023 is on Saturday 22nd April from 10am to 12 Noon, admission FREE.

We’ll have our famous plant stall, quality bric-a-brac, books galore, maps, stamps, jigsaws and boxed games and pretty well anything else you give us, except clothes and shoes, accompanied by a friendly coffee morning with homemade cakes.

Proceeds will be shared between the work of the church and our chosen charities for the year, British Red Cross and Asthma+Lung UK so come prepared to spend on the many bargains!

If you have items to donate please bring them to the church between 2pm and 6pm on Friday 21st April or ring Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection. This is also the number for any queries or offers of help.

Notice of forthcoming Piano Pops 4 Ukraine piano recitals later this month, postponed from November, in The Village Hall, Jordans on 22nd, and Ickenham URC on 29th – both Sunday afternoons, starting at 3:15 pm.

Proceeds will go to the Chalfonts-GX Ukrainian refugee support organisation.

From the artist (David Meacock):
It can be easy to lose the initial impetus of wanting to help in the immediate aftermath of any disaster, particularly when it’s ongoing, but I don’t see Ukrainian refugees in the UK being able to return anytime soon and so they’ll continue to need all manner of support.

I’m hoping most of the encores and transcriptions, including a few of my own such as of The Onedin Line and Deer Hunter themes, will already be well known, but I’m sure any which aren’t will be just as enjoyable – and so suitable for youngsters (5+) who mightn’t have been to a ‘live’ piano concert before. This is the musical equivalent of skipping main course and just having puddings for Dinner, followed by several bars and boxes of chocolate!

You can book tickets via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/pp4Ukraine

The URC will be making a full contribution to Festive Community Night on Friday 9th December, with a seasonal display in the church, stalls of Christmas decorations and presents, a CLICK Rukiga stand, hot drinks and mince pies in the Oasis coffee shop and a raffle.

There will also be books, mainly our high-end stock and ones with a local or Middlesex connection, such as Morris Hughes’ The Story of Ickenham, which is hard to find these days.

We will be there from 6pm to 9pm and again on Saturday 10th from 10am to 12 Noon for a Coffee Morning with homemade cakes, and the church and the stalls open again.

Admission will be free throughout.

If you have items to donate please bring them to the church on the Friday afternoon between 2pm and 6pm or ring Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection.

We look forward to seeing you!

RICHARD PIPER

From the Elthorne-Hillingdon Rotary Club.

The Ickenham routes are as follows: 

CHRISTMAS STREET COLLECTION SCHEDULE: DECEMBER 2022

Father Christmas starts at 6.15pm but must return home to Lapland at 9pm. Please help him to see all the children on these visits by having them warmly clothed for when he arrives, as otherwise he may not be able to see everyone. 

Monday 12th December – Ickenham

Gibson Road (but not between Campden & Nettleton), Campden Road, Charlbury Road, Enstone Road, Malcolm Road (but not between Nettleton & Woodstock), Nettleton Road, Woodstock Drive (but not between Swakeleys & Gibson), Halford Road, Swakeleys Drive, Thornhill Road (between Woodstock & Gibson).

Tuesday 13th December – Ickenham

Lawrence Drive (but not between Crosier & St Giles), Crosier Rd, Glebe Ave (but not between Long Lane & Crosier), St. Giles Ave, Austins Lane (between St Giles & Glebe), Sussex Rd (between Glebe & Burnham). Tavistock Rd, Burnham Ave (but not between Glebe & Milverton), Milverton Drive, Edinburgh Drive, The Paddock, Long Lane. 

Thursday 15th December – Ickenham 

Greenacres Ave (between Derwent & St Georges), St Georges Drive, Copthall Road West (between St Georges & Derwent), Derwent Ave, Wallasey Cres, Hoylake Cres, Woodland Close, Eleanor Grove, Rectory Way, Swakeleys Road (between Rectory Way & Derwent).

From the URC

Firstly, apologies to anyone who was inconvenienced by the cancellation, out of respect to our late Queen, of the Late Summer Forecourt Sale. This was by definition at short notice and though we tried to spread the word we were not wholly successful, but it was good that one or two people took the opportunity for quiet contemplation in the church. As a replacement we will be holding a sale [entirely indoors!] and coffee morning on Saturday 15th October from 10am to 12 Noon, admission FREE. We will be selling bric-a-brac, books, collectables such as stamps and cigarette cards and pretty well anything else that we already have or which comes in, except clothes or shoes. If you have items to donate please bring them to the church between 2pm and 6pm on Friday 14th October or ring Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection. This is also the number for any enquiries or offers of help.

Please also note that we will be holding a sale of Christmas items [probably with some quality books as well!] as part of the Festive Community Night on Friday 9th December, with the sale continuing plus an accompanying coffee morning on Saturday 10th.