December
2010. We have just heard that the Friday Jesus Club (the after- school
club run by Wendy and her team at Guestling Bradshaw School) has been
awarded the "Top Takeover Day Award" (5-11 age category) by East Sussex
Children's Services. The award comes with prize money of £250 which, no
doubt, will be spent on something special. The award was gained for the
club's involvement in Rother District Council's Anti-Graffiti Challenge.
A big "Well Done!" to Wendy and the gang.
September 17 - FILM NIGHT at
Pett Chapel (a report from Wendy).
This was very exciting! It was the
second film that we had shown for youngsters, this one being aimed at
the younger children. So parents were asked to attend with them. We
showed the film, 'Up' a cartoon film, which was funny, sad and
happy and left us realising how valuable past and new relationships
are. The team had lots of help in the kitchen when two parents took
over the cooking of pizza and chips, which was great, and the children
thoroughly enjoyed the pop-corn! We were able to finish sitting on the
large cushions in prayer together. Fantastic!
September
11. On a wet and miserable Saturday morning, the place to be was
definately Pett Chapel, on the occasion of the culmination of our 2010
Big Sow event. Youngsters were busy on craft and cooking activities and
there were games for young and old, and the session finished with some
lovely soup, accompanied by some very odd shaped bread rolls (the
result of the earlier cooking activity).
Some brought along items grown from
special "Big Sow" seeds, but Kieran Gagg's winning sunflower, at a
whopping 7'11'', was rather too big to transport. We all agreed though
that it was a magnificent specimen, and a worthy winner of our
sunflower competition.
Many thanks to Wendy for organizing
the event, to Betty for taking charge in the kitchen, and to everyone
who came along to make it a great morning.
June 2010. QUIZ NIGHT. Clashing with
the second of England's matches in the World Cup, this event was a bit
of a disaster in attendance terms. However, out of the two teams that
entered, I am pleased to say that the Methodist team came second.
Nevertheless, I suspect that we had a lot more fun and certainly a lot
more laughs than those who elected to watch the footy!
May
was an extra-ordinary month for us at Pett, as four of our members
became first-time grandparents, and two great-grandparents. First up
was Chloe, born on 5th of May to parents Barry and Charlie, making
grandparents of Keith and Glynis Miller.
Just 36 hours later Archie made a rather belated entrance (he was due a
week before Chloe), a son to Jon and Stacey, and grandson to Ken and
Wendy Hatch.
Finally, Betty and Derek Snow became great-grandparents with the birth
of Grace to their granddaughter, Anne, on the 17th. All are
reported to be doing well, and we reckon we've cornered the market in
glamorous grannies (and great-grannies).
Monday, 29th March. The new Village
Choir appears to have struck something of a chord, with no
less than 26 turning up to the inaugural meeting. There can be
few choirs boasting such a wide range of singing experience, which
ranged from "none" to "operatic performance", but all sang happily
together in a spirit of mutual acceptance. It will be a difficult job
keeping such a diverse group interested and motivated, but for now we
welcome this positive start, and we pray that the right leadership and
guidance will emerge. Check the diary for the date of
the next meeting.
Over the weekend of 20-21
March, Fishy were "on the road" in Alresford,
Hampshire, as guests of Rev Dawn Carn. After playing a concert on the
Saturday evening, they took part in worship on the Sunday morning, and
by all accounts, a good time was had by all. Sadly, Fishy will be
losing two key members in September as Matt and Aidan both head of to
university. If you know of any budding young musicians or singers,
please point them in our direction.
Mothering Sunday (14th March) saw the
launch of "The Big Sow
", which has nothing to do with large pigs, but involves the
distribution of packets of seed to families within the community. We
hope that many will join us by planting and nurturing these seeds with
a view to bringing a sample of their produce to a special "Big Sow"
event in September. It is too early to say how this initiative will be
received by the local community, so please pray with us that it will
reap a good harvest in more than one way.
February 5th, 2010. Talking about
being
happy, we were very pleased to welcome young people from across the
Circuit for a special film night, when we showed Will Smith in "The
Pursuit of Happyness" ...(I know it's not spelt that way!) Our
young guests appeared to enjoy both the film and the pizza that was
served during the interval. Check out the trailer below for an idea of
what you missed.
February
2010. Our new kitchen is looking splendid, and now requires just tiles
to complete the job. Much of the credit for its appearance must go to
Jon and Craig Hatch, who spent a couple of days finishing what Ken and
I had started. It still doesn't look as big as it did in the "artist's
impression" provided by B&Q, but Betty seems happy with it, and
when Betty is happy, everyone is happy.
January 2010. The New Year started
with a
farewell for us here in Pett, as we said "goodbye" to Rev Bernard
Crosby, on the occasion of his retirement as Rector of Pett, Fairlight
and Guestling. During his period of service within the area, we have
enjoyed close links with our Anglican neighbours ... not that we expect
that to change, but we express our thanks to Bernard for his friendship
and support, and we wish both him and his wife, Carol, every blessing
in their retirement.
'Up' a cartoon film, which was funny, sad and
happy and left us realising how valuable past and new relationships
are. The team had lots of help in the kitchen when two parents took
over the cooking of pizza and chips, which was great, and the children
thoroughly enjoyed the pop-corn! We were able to finish sitting on the
large cushions in prayer together. Fantastic! 
September
11. On a wet and miserable Saturday morning, the place to be was
definately Pett Chapel, on the occasion of the culmination of our 2010
Big Sow event. Youngsters were busy on craft and cooking activities and
there were games for young and old, and the session finished with some
lovely soup, accompanied by some very odd shaped bread rolls (the
result of the earlier cooking activity).
May
was an extra-ordinary month for us at Pett, as four of our members
became first-time grandparents, and two great-grandparents. First up
was Chloe, born on 5th of May to parents Barry and Charlie, making
grandparents of Keith and Glynis Miller. 
Just 36 hours later Archie made a rather belated entrance (he was due a
week before Chloe), a son to Jon and Stacey, and grandson to Ken and
Wendy Hatch.
Finally, Betty and Derek Snow became great-grandparents with the birth
of Grace to their granddaughter, Anne, on the 17th. All are
reported to be doing well, and we reckon we've cornered the market in
glamorous grannies (and great-grannies).
Over the weekend of 20-21
March, Fishy were "on the road" in Alresford,
Hampshire, as guests of Rev Dawn Carn. After playing a concert on the
Saturday evening, they took part in worship on the Sunday morning, and
by all accounts, a good time was had by all. Sadly, Fishy will be
losing two key members in September as Matt and Aidan both head of to
university. If you know of any budding young musicians or singers,
please point them in our direction.