Events in and around the Benefice
For a more detailed list of events in and around the Benefice see the latest Newsletter
Diary Dates
Wednesday 2nd April
19.00 - Taizé Service at St Martin of Tours
Saturday 19th April
10.00 - 13.00 - NO Repair Café at St Mary’s
Saturday 19th April
16.00 - 18.00 - NO Messy Church at St Mary’s Easter Services - See poster for dates, times and locations.
Thursday 1st May
13.30 - 14.30 - Fostering in Bromley Meeting with Safe Families and Home for Good at St Peter & St Paul Parish Church, Church Road, Bromley, BR2 0EG for more info contact derek@transformbromleyborough.org
Thursday 8th May - VE Day 80 Commemorations
At Chelsfield we're going to take part in the National Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. The details of the event are still being finalised but we're planning to make the Proclamation at 9pm and the lighting of a Beacon at 9.30pm, with something in the village hall during the day. If you'd like to take part please put the date in your diary and watch for more details in the May newsletter.
Saturday 10th May - Pratts Bottom Village Fête
Sunday 18th May
14.30 - Hanging Basket Workshop at St Martin’s
Saturday 24th May
10.00 - ChelWell-SMASCH Challenge 2025 – 70km in One Day at St Martin’s (see below)
Tuesday 27th May
12.00 for 12.30 - Campfire Lunch at St Mary’s
ChelWell-SMASCH Challenge 2025 – 70km in One Day
Christian Aid’s fundraising challenge is for people to walk 70km in May in any way they can on their own, but we’re going to do it slightly differently. On Saturday 24 May we’re going to join together as a Benefice to try to walk 70km in one day between us. You can go on a guided walk round the local countryside, do loops round St Martin’s churchyard, or walk up and down the church aisle! The idea is that everyone does whatever they can manage and we add it all together to try to beat 70km in one day.
The country walk will be about 6km, the loop round the churchyard on a firm path is about 200m, and the aisle at St Martin’s is 16 metres long – something for everyone. It will start in St Martin’s at 10am and you can take part as a walker, a marshal or a refreshment maker – cheering spectators also welcome! Sponsor forms and an online sponsorship page will be available in advance, and / or you can donate on the day to take part.
We’ll be walking in solidarity with millions of people who have to walk long distances for clean water or to sell their produce. In Guatemala, farmers like Aurelia are battling extreme weather, but with Christian Aid’s support, they’re learning skills to protect their farms and provide for their families.
Our support can help fund this vital training. Just £20 could buy two pounds of climate-resilient seeds, diversifying a family’s crop and increasing their resilience against the effects of the climate crisis.
Let’s come together to see how far we can walk and how much we can raise on this 80th Anniversary. There will be more information in the May magazine
