Appeal latest: over £ 352,000 raised!! (June 2008)
Can you help with events or contribute to the appeal? If so ring Iain Corlett on 07747 842143
Summer events:
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Ashton Park Teashop
Saturdays 2 - 4pm
Pop by and enjoy the rejuvenated delights of our own classic town park over a cup of tea. Teas now served on Saturday afternoons in Ashton Park with the agreement of The Friends of Ashton Park. Volunteers - Sue Harrison 0151 625 8535.
Dee-licious
Our new recipe book is selling like hot cakes!
Have you got your copy - available from local shops and restaurants, price £5, or contact 0151 625 1234 rodtann@btinternet.com
Painting "Walk by the Dee" by David Sheppard (Bishop of Liverpool from 1975 to 1997). Reproduced by kind permission of his widow Grace.
St. Cecilia Singers Concert - A concert of English Church music - the St Cecilia Singers are a renowned 28 strong choir who perform regularly in Cheshire and throughout the UK, as well as on TV - an event not to be missed. For more information on the choir, visit www.stcecilia.co.uk.
Venue: St Bridget's Church, 8pm. Tickets £8 adults, £6 concessions, £4 children - available from Pipedreams on Banks Road or from Martin Harrison on 625 8535.
28th June: Saturday
Summer Fair - A great day out for all the family packed with activities and fun - Maypole dancers, Punch and Judy, brass band, tombola, plants, home made cakes and jams, teas, bouncy castle, coconut shy, strawberries and ice cream, raffle and lots more . . . . . ALL ARE WELCOME!
Venue: Rectory Field by St Bridget's Church.
1st July: A First Tuesday Lecture
The Welsh Presence on the Wirral - Rev. Dr. Ben Rees. The Welsh as a migrant community have been on Wirral since the Middle Ages, and Professor Dr D Ben Rees of Liverpool will analyse the presence, influence and contribution of the Welsh in Wirral. It will be a power point presentation and Professor Rees, an author of eight books on the Welsh of Merseyside, will bring a selection of books of interest with him.
Venue: St Bridget's Community Centre, 7-30, tickets £5 on the door or from Pipedreams
Watch This Space: St Bridget's Flower and Arts Festival October 31st - 2nd November
The Appeal
St Bridget's Community Centre is a well-used facility and important to the community but the extension suffers from damp and condensation and now has a limited lifespan. There is an urgent need to bring the centre up to modern standards (such as mobity-impaired access) and to provide larger facilities for the ever-expanding use of the centre. Layout and storage will be improved and the hall and centre expanded to provide more flexibility and comfort. The old traditional buildings, occupied by St Bridgets School and the Charles Dawson Brown Museum will be retained and sensitively improved and the whole redevelopment will complement the attractive setting in the West Kirby Old Village Conservation Area.
To enable this to happen we need to raise £850,000. We launched an appeal in October 2006 and so far (June 2008) we have raised over £352,000 - from the Church, parishioners and local people. This is a remarkable achievement showing that we will achieve our aim with local support and the backing of grant agencies.
We welcome donations, large or small, through gifts, standing orders, pledges or loans. Leaflets on the redevelopment are available in the Church and Museum with a donations slip. Alternatively ring Iain Corlett on 0151-648-2337 or Phil Price on 0151-625-7959 or send donations to St Bridgets Parish Office, Rectory Road, West Kirby, Wirral. CH48 7HL. We welcome your help - whether large or small.
Artwork by Stewart Jones, Infinite 3D, Westbourne Road, West Kirby
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