SPEAR homeless hostel opens in Richmond

SPEAR homeless hostel opens in RichmondEarlier this year we started a knitting group called Plain & Pearl. We welcome all ages and all abilities from total beginners to experienced knitters and operate a “buddy” system to offer advice and assistance. Refreshments, needles, patterns, ideas and help are provided.
Plain & Pearl meets once a month on the second Tuesday of the month in the Parish Hall from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

Traidcraft and the Fairtrade Fortnight

Fairtrade has improved the lives of millions of people - farmers, workers and their families - in developing countries by enabling them to use their skills and resources to trade their way out of poverty. The annual Fairtrade Fortnight is an opportunity to keep promoting Fairtrade to ensure people know that buying Fairtrade products can make a positive difference. The national 2012 Fairtrade Fortnight takes place from 27 February to 11 March 2012.

This year the Fairtrade Foundation is asking everyone to ‘take a step for Fairtrade’.  This can be a simple step - like swapping your tea to Fairtrade, - or a bigger step, like asking everyone in your office to do it too. Every step counts for millions of farmers, workers and their communities in developing countries who urgently need a better deal from trade.

We are proud to be a Fairtrade church. This means we use Fairtrade products at most of our functions and there are also opportunities to buy Traidcraft products, usually after Sunday parade services. The next sale of Fairtrade products will be after the service on Mothering Sunday, 18 March 2012, in the parish hall and at St Mary's & St Peter's school on 2nd March at 3.15pm.

You can find out more about Fairtrade by visiting http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/.