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Annual Giant Charity Sale of Second-hand Books, DVDs and Music (including CDs and LPs) At Epsom Methodist Church, Ashley Road Took place on 16th and 17th February 2007 This event is run jointly by the Epsom Methodist Church (EMC) Development Appeal and the NCH Support Group NCH is a registered charity No 1097940 founded in 1869 EMC is right at the centre of our town, is an important part of the spiritual, social and community life of Epsom. The redevelopment project will provide improved facilities for everyone. NCH, formerly known as the National Children’s Home and one of the largest child-care charities in Britain, cares for under-privileged and deprived children and young people throughout the country in projects large and small. “Helping the children who need it most” See a photographic sequence............CLICK here. Report for the EPSOM BOOK FAIR 2007 We were delighted that the Epsom Charity Book Fair raised the fantastic total of over £14,000. This was the 6th Annual Book Fair held at Epsom Methodist Church and the largest and most successful to date. £14,000 represents a significant increase on last year’s total of £11,000. Around 70 volunteers helped to sort around 100,000 books plus DVDs, videos and music, for the week leading up to the Fair which was held on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th February 2007. People poured into the church over the two days we were open. The weather was kind to us, which I’m sure encouraged people to attend. They happily browsed and bought books, and also raffle tickets and delicious refreshments, which were available throughout. The money raised will be donated to NCH, the children’s charity, and the church's development appeal to extend and improve the premises for a wide range of community uses. We had more books than ever before and so everyone is delighted that once the building works (which have just begun) are over, we will have the luxury of much more space for our next Fair. The Fair is a true community event. It relies on support from members of the public who kindly donate books and is supported by people throughout Epsom and beyond, who come along to buy. It crucially also relies on members and friends of EMC who generously give their time and labour – without their help the Fair could not be a success. We are very grateful to everyone who helped. Once everyone had recovered, we celebrated our success at a lunch on Sunday 4th March and made plans for next year. Our usual February dates will not be possible in 2008 because of the building work, but, depending on the progress of the work, we plan to hold next year’s Fair in April, and for the first time for three days rather than just two - on Thursday 17th, Friday 18th and Saturday 19th April 2008. Please note that these dates will not be confirmed until later this year. The Book Fair Organisers: Janet de Bourcier Audrey Oldfield Jacqui Raggett Chris Watts More from The Epsom and Sutton Post............CLICK here.Use you Browser back arrow to return to this site As part of the World’s Greatest Coffee morning, the Douthwaite House Group hosted a delightful, even if a bit damp occasion at Beaumont, 84 Dorling Drive. Towards the end the sun arrived and many toured the garden and water features, the runner beans (Wisley Magic) sold like hot cakes on the bring and buy stall. And reports back indicate these were delicious!
Entrance was free this included refreshments, BUT many donations were received from the 70 folk who attended and also from those who could not make the day and the bring and buy stall was a great success We raised £583-84, THANK YOU ALL The Mayor of Epsom and Ewell Councillor David Wood and his Consort Barbara (sister) were in official attendance.
This Years Garden Party for Parkinson's Will be in the delightful Gardens of Beaumont , 84 Dorling Drive, Ewell, KT17 3BH Saturday 10 th June 2006 - 2 until 5 p.m. Sutton, Kingston & Epsom Branch Entrance by donations, tea and refreshments will be provided. Wheelchair Access, ALL are Welcome Visit the Sutton, Kingston & Epsom Branch Website More about the Parkinson Society
Map of Beaumont, Dorling Drive
Epsom Charity Book Fair 2006
For the EMC Development Appeal and NCH.
We were delighted that The Mayor for Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Jean Smith and Consort (husband Dennis), with the Rev. David Winwood were able to attend. see some photographs of the occasion..............................here
Dear Friends As The Year of Prayer for Surrey draws to a close we thought it would be very fitting to give thanks and praise to God for the way He has directed, inspired and motivated many church groups to pray for their communities. So we would like to invite you to a final celebration at St. Barnabus Church, Temple Road,Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8HA On Saturday 1st April 2006, 7:30 p.m. The celebration will include a DVD of the Year of Prayer, worship, prayer, guest appearance from The Christian Motorbike Association and an opportunity to share your stories. Please come and join us in giving thanks to God for all He has done, is doing and will do in the future. CHINESE CELEBRATIONS.....................see here.
For only £25.00 you can enjoy an evening of live music by Atlantis (Cliff Richards, Beatles, Abba, Carpenters, Elvis) and a spectacular Belly Dancer as well as enjoying a Mediterranean meal.
and finishing in the week commencing 3rd April. Each session will last about an hour and a half and will be hosted in local homes.
As part of the World’s Greatest Coffee morning an event was held on Friday 30 September 2005, at Beaumont, 84 Dorling Drive. About 60+ visitors were able to explore the beautiful landscaped gardens, complete with ponds and waterfall, rustic bridge, water features, ornamental vegetable gardens and the unique Millennium Arch, although the weather was a little unsettled but at least mild.Money raised for The Macmillan Cancer Relief fund in 2004, was £420, for 2005 we have established a new record of £510. The old record has been topped so if you missed the coffee your donation can still be offered, but be quick. A new feature was the Bring and Buy stalls which raised £60 to the total.
a GREAT BIG THANK YOU
Building Together @ EMC - Autumn Festival & MEAL
explanation about Indian Dancing - Bharatha Natyam The word Bharatha is believed to be composed using the first syllable of each of its main elements. Bhavam - Facial expression Ragam - Melody Thalam - Rhythm Along with these fundamental principles the word Natyam, meaning dance, is added. Hence Bharatha Natyam is a dance form containing these three elements. There are three basic types of dance: Nirutham, Niruthiyam Natiyam. Nirutham is pure dance, used to show technique and intricate timing and rhythms along with posture and footwork. Niruthiyam comprises body movements along with facial expression. This has definite meaning and can be used to relay stories of varying lengths. Natiyam is a mixture of dancing and acting. The dancer interprets the mood and emotions of a story a lot more thoroughly and conveys this to the audience through facial expressions.
The Anglican Group Ministry of Epsom and Epsom Methodist Church Exploring the Way Exploring the Way An Enquirers’ and Confirmation Preparation Course Interested in:
Then why not join in with “Exploring the Way”,
Led by the Revds Dean Ayres, Simon Talbott and David Winwood, and a team from the Anglican Group Ministry and Epsom Methodist Church
Farewell Lunch for Alan, Carol, James & Kate Bradley
This was held on Sunday 24th July 2005, at Epsom Methodist Church
In December 2004 we were invited to visit the South West Tyneside Circuit in the Newcastle District; to consider taking on pastoral charge of two churches: Rowlands Gill, a large church made up of all ages and at the heart of a commuter village; and Chopwell, a smaller church in an ex-mining village with new premises. We both felt this was the right appointment for our family and my ministry and will therefore be leaving Epsom in the summer and heading North to make a new home in Rowlands Gill. May we take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported us in prayer during this process. With every blessing Wesley Quilters Show...............more
THE 2005 BOOK FAIR - A GREAT TEAM EFFORT 18/19 February 2005
Many, many thanks to all the people who: delivered thousands (around 24,000!) of flyers through letterboxes, took flyers to shops, libraries, notice-boards, etc, received phone calls from donors and passed messages to collectors, collected books from donors, collected empty fruit boxes from supermarkets to store and transport books, talked enthusiastically about the sale to all and sundry, lent temporary storage space, sorted books etc in advance of the sale, shifted boxes of books from storage places to EMC, took junk books to recycling bins, sorted and sorted and priced books in the hall, received books with smiles and kept us going with coffee/tea and biscuits, controlled the entrance point and tills and the various stalls, brought family and friends to help, remained cheerful despite tiredness, provided the excellent refreshments for helpers and buyers/browsers, counted the money, cleared the hall on Saturday with amazing speed, worked on and filled a large articulated lorry with the surplus for sale to a dealer or just helped in many other ways.
These are a few photographs of the massive collection of books for sale and the Mayor of Epsom & Ewell, Brian Angus who visited the Fair on Friday morning, with Rev. David Winwood the EMC Ministry team leader. The response to the Book Fair has been terrific, thank YOU all, it has been estimated that there were 42,000 books given for the Fair and approaching 4,000 records, videos, CDs etc.
Have we beaten last year’s total of just over £6,000? With the GRAND SUM of
Janet de Bourcier, Jacqui Raggett and Chris Watts
With sketches and songs from “Fame”, “Peter Pan”, “Jungle Book”, “Lion King” through to
The 4-7-11 Gang Show 2005 took place at The Epsom Playhouse on 1, 18, 19 February 2005 Fabulous, fantastic, wonderful entertainment, like a West End Show!
Well done everybody involved- MORE! MORE!
To see a selection of picture...........................just CLICK here.
RED SCARF DAY FOR EPSOM GANG SHOW!
Last week the
cast and producers of the 4-7-11 Epsom Gang Show were awarded the coveted and
prestigious red
The creator
of Gang Shows, Ralph Reader, introduced the red scarf scheme as a way of
ensuring professional standards.
They said,
“We are absolutely delighted that all the talent and hard work by the cast,
producers and stage crew and business team has been officially recognised. We
will wear our scarves with pride, as it is a great honour. Thanks to all who
helped us achieve this.” Plans for the next show in 2007 will begin again soon- if you would like to help in anyway or are interested in Scouting and Guiding in Epsom, please contact by e-mail ………….click here.
SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER 2004 - A short Report This event was in place of the usual Spring Festival and was in two parts, late morning and early afternoon was a galaxy of stalls and side events. These were well supported and run by nearly all the groups within the Church fellowship and uniformed organisations.
The
whole day was a team effort where the fellowship worked hard together, even the
car park responded like a sardine tin! The final sum raised for the Church
re-development is over
£3,700, Praise be the Lord. Flower Festival - Photograph Sequence............SHOW Be patient this sequence can take a little while to download |
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With Indian, Chinese & English food and featuring
We
were greeted and welcomed by the Manager of the Westminster Central
Hall. This remarkable architectural building stands across the road
from Westminster Abbey and Houses of Parliament. The Hall had been
visited by many famous figures such as Mahatma Gandhi and Winston
Churchill. We have learned many historical events such as: the “one
million guineas from one million Methodists” to raise fund; we read some
of the donors’ names in the leather-bound volumes; we now know the very
first General Assembly of the United Nations in 1946, to create the
Security Council and the International Court of Justice was held at this
building; the signing of the Anglican and Methodist Covenant in the
presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 in this Hall.
Currently, Church Services continue in the Great Hall. It has a
magnificent organ with 4,731 pipes. The Hall can accommodate 2,350
people. Free public organ recitals are held on the first Sunday of the
summer months at 4.15pm. 
In
the afternoon, we visited Wesley Chapel which was built in 1778, just
outside the city of London. This is the first Methodist Church built
specifically for the celebration of Holy Communion as well as for
preaching services. We had a guided tour to the Museum, the Chapel,
Wesley House and the court yard. We could feel the atmosphere inside
where John Wesley, the founder of Methodism lived, died and buried.
We
left with a feeling of God’s grace upon us and the need for us to grow
in love towards God’s grace for all His people. The four Methodist
principals resonate in us are: Good News for all; Holiness for all;
Assurance for all and Concerns for all. We ended our tour with an
opportunity to sing a Wesley hymn ‘Love Divine’ in the Chapel,
accompanied by Ron Perkins who played Charles Wesley’s own organ.
As you may be aware my 5 year appointment at EMC is up this summer
and so Carol and myself have been engaged in the stationing process in order to
find our next appointment.
These are just some of the comments overheard after each performance
of the 30th Anniversary Epsom Gang Show. Some people even came
more than once- they enjoyed it so much!
There were tears after the moving Freedom while the sketches of King
Arthur, Vet and Friend of the Family caused tears of laughter!
neckerchief
scarves and logo shown left to celebrate that their recent show at Epsom
Playhouse was so excellent it has won National Scout Show Recognition.
The
photo shows Nigel Bird, District Scout Commissioner presenting the certificates
to Neil Dallen (right) the present Director. Also pictured (left) is Norman
Dallen the original director who started the Gang Shows in 1975.
Ecumenical House groups for the Epsom Churches during Lent 2005 have been
completed.
In
the evening was a well attended supper with the choice of English or Chinese
food, well done the catering teams. This was interspersed with various entertainment
from individuals and the Chinese choirs and their youth band. Many of these
items were sponsored and perhaps the star of the evening was Rev. David Winwood
(left) who excelled on a variety of different drums, "Make a loud noise to
the Lord?"