Archive for July, 2007

Memoranza Extravaganza

• Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

A SCRAPBOOKING WORKSHOP
A scrapbooking workshop will be held at our Hall iin Church Street, Chatham, this Friday (3 August) from 10 am to 10 pm.


Monday Spot (30 July 2007)

• Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Well, we are still waiting for summer. But after another night of heavy rain we woke up on Sunday to improving weather and the slight hint that it might improve even more during August. May, June and July have all experienced the highest rainfall since records began in the UK!


Showing Care through Friendship and Service

• Friday, July 27th, 2007

Membership of voluntary organisations is not an uncommon activity for Salvationists. However, for a single Corps to have two Presidents of Inner Wheel at one and the same time is very unusual.
The Logo


Stop the Traffik

• Thursday, July 26th, 2007

STOP THE TRAFFIK
Over the last few years there has been a growing awareness of the problem of human traffiking - which in this anniversary year of the abolition of the Slave trade sees the fact that more people are in slavery and are traffiked every year than was happening in 1807!


History Update

• Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

We have now updated our History pages to include the period up to the end of June 2007. We are grateful to Peter Wood for again providing us with the draft document.


RSA 85 - Fairfield Halls

• Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Salvationaist Publishing and Supplies Ltd have sent us the following Press Release which we are pleased to publish.
Lt. Col. Ray Steadman-Allen


Monday Spot (23 July 2007)

• Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

This week-end has seen the start of the school holidays in this area of the UK. For the next few weeks families will be taking their annual vacation, summer camps of various sorts will be taking place and Salvation Army music schools will be in evidence.
On the beach


Cerebral Palsy Care

• Friday, July 20th, 2007

£330 was the sum handed over by Parent and Toddler Leader Verna Smith to Linda Phillips of the Cerebral Palsy Care Centre at Cliffe Woods. Verna was accompanied by Frankie Kember who looks after our group for older toddlers (The Ark).
L to R: Verna, Linda and Frankie


Building a Jamboree?

• Thursday, July 19th, 2007

What’s been going on with our Scouts and other ‘Baden Powell’ groups? Well, helping to build a Jamboree is just one thing.
Our builders


More fundraising for Cat

• Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

We have mentioned on a number of occasions Cat McCombe’s fundraising efforts in aid of her gap year which she will spend working with The Salvation Army’s Alove Essential programme in a Corps situation.
Cat McCombe


Farming World

• Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Mud, glorious mud!


Monday Spot (16 July 2007)

• Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Another busy week-end in the life of Chatham Corps. We will be reporting separately on the day out enjoyed by our Parent & Toddler Groups at Farming World on Friday so watch this space.
A Ham Sandwich?


The Paxwood Challenge

• Friday, July 13th, 2007

On Tuesday 10th July, the last meeting of the term before the school summer holiday, the Brownies enjoyed various activities including some fun games, bubble blowing and outdoor i-spy challenge.


80 Years On

• Thursday, July 12th, 2007

A comment from our 53rd Corps Anniversary programme (1926) has recently been received by Peter Wood, who enjoys keeping a detailed history of corps events. An ‘image’ of the comment is reproduced below.
Peter Wood


Ladies Fellowship

• Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Our ladies met for their July meeting this week and were pleased to visit former member Brenda Clarke at her new home in Maidstone.
Brenda is seated in the red top