Saturday 21st April 2012 St George's Day  Fun Day Sports & Recreation Ground 2 - 5pm

St George's Day Fun Day Saturday 21st April 2012 The Friends of All Saints' Church Longstanton Present St George's Day Fun Day Sports & Recreation Ground 2 - 5pm [Charles Dickens theme] Wellie Wanging Games Stalls, Music, Refreshments Grand Draw & other Fun Events

What is  "OPEN  THE  BOOK"?

What is "OPEN THE BOOK"? OPEN THE BOOK is a project which offers primary school children an opportunity to hear the major stories of the Bible, presented chronologically, during the school year.All the stories for the first year are taken from "The Lion Storyteller" written by Bob Hartman. There are a further two years of themed material for schools who wish to continue after the first year.OPEN THE BOOK fulfils both OFSTED and Church Schools inspection requirements for Collective Worship, and has been successfully used in a multi-faith context.We are delighted to have been invited to take the project into Hatton Park School and we hope that the team delivering the programme as well as the children really enjoy the presentations. The first term has gone really well and the children are responding very positively.Do keep praying for the project, and for the whole school as it goes through a time of change in the coming year.

Celebrating 60 years of The Queen's reign

1952 - 2012 - Celebrating 60 years of The Queen's reign Queen Elizabeth ll came to the throne on 6 February 1952. Her coronation took place on 2nd June 1953. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977 and her Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002. The only other British monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee was Queen Victoria, in 1897. The main celebrations for The Queen's Diamond Jubilee will be from Saturday 2nd June to Tuesday 5th June. For your interest, here's how that weekend will look: Saturday 2nd June: The Queen will attend the Epsom Derby. Sunday 3rd June: The Big Jubilee Lunch. Building on the already popular Big Lunch initiative, people will be encouraged to share lunch with neighbours and friends as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. This might be a traditional street party or even a picnic lunch. Visit: http://www.thebiglunch.com/ The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant: This event will consist of up to 1,000 boats assembled from across the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world. The Queen will travel in the Royal Barge which will lead the flotilla. Monday 4th June: BBC Concert at Buckingham Palace: There will be a televised Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace, with tickets being available to UK residents by public ballot. The musical programme will feature British and Commonwealth musicians. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons: A network of 2,012 Beacons will be lit by communities and individuals throughout the United Kingdom, as well as the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Commonwealth. As in 2002, The Queen will light the National Beacon. Tuesday 5th June, 2012: Service of Thanksgiving and Carriage Procession: There will be a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral and a formal carriage Procession by The Queen.

This is a coffee shop with a difference and takes place in St Mary's Church Hall, Over on a Thursday morning (10 a.m. - 12 Noon) Volunteer help always welcome - Telephone 230329.

Mustard Seed This is a coffee shop with a difference and takes place in St Mary's Church Hall on a Thursday morning (10 a.m. - 12 Noon) What we are seeking to achieve is quite simple - a place where anyone can come and have a chat over coffee and home-made cakes PLUS an opportunity to: • sell locally grown produce • sell home-made crafts and gifts • browse through 2nd hand books • purchase fairly traded food and gifts If we are able to attract young families then we can easily offer an area where children can play (supervised by parents). Quite how things will work out is still to be finalised, but we are (initially) looking to the following plan: 1st Thursday Crafts 2nd Thursday Olive wood gifts, 2nd hand books and "Created" gifts (3rd World origin) 3rd Thursday Fair Trade goods 4th Thursday Olive wood gifts, 2nd hand books and "Created" gifts (3rd World origin) We have not yet thought about a 5th Thursday! Local home-made produce can be brought along any week. For people selling their own produce and crafts we would ask for a minimum 10% commission. Volunteer help always welcome - telephone 230329.