Sunday 21 May 2017

Message from Philippa Baker
Philippa sends heartfelt thanks to everyone who is helping them through this difficult time. So many kind people are involved with providing lifts and delicious meals, doing laundry and many other things. As a family, they are also aware of the amount of prayer which is being offered up on their behalf.  She, Andrew and the boys are grateful to a degree it is hard to express in words.  Thank you all so very much.

SECRETT'S FARM TOUR: Thursday 1st June, 4.00pm
Charles Secrett has kindly offered the local community the opportunity to go behind the scenes of his Hurst Farm site in Milford and see what's growing. It should be a very interesting tour; the farm not only supplies their own farm shop and PYO but also top restaurants in London, and Charles will no doubt be an entertaining host! The tour is primarily aimed at adults, but if older children would find it of interest they are very welcome to accompany their parents. There'll be refreshments and a treat to bring home included afterwards. The whole event has been generously offered free of charge but you must book to reserve a place. Please contact: Cathy Brook editor@thebridgeonline.org.uk.

A perfect summers evening…
have you bought your tickets yet? Midsummer music at Malthouse Farm 24th June, 6.00pm - 9.30pm
The evenings are getting lighter, the sun is promising to shine and Godalming is starting to look its glorious best! Only a month to go and tickets are still available for this simply lovely event...enjoy a relaxing evening of opera, the joyful strains of jazz and classics from the West End and Gilbert & Sullivan at Midsummer Music at Malthouse Farm. Bring your picnic, drinks and something to sit on (sorry - no gazebos as the site is sloping). Tickets are a mere snip at just £22 per person and can be purchased easily online at www.bhcgodalming.org/tickets/malthouse or for more information email malthouse@bhcgodalming.org.


Have you collected yours yet?
There are still copies of the Bridge to be collected from the back of Busbridge Church, plus a collection of various plates and containers from some recent events - if these are yours, please collect them sooner rather than later as we like a tidy looking church, especially with all the summer weddings coming up. Thank you!

Hambledon - A Celebration in Flowers!
Two years ago our first ‘celebration’ was a huge success, with floral contributions from the pub, shop, nursery school, cricket and football clubs…and even the Rector! Come along to Hambledon Church on the 10th or 11th June to enjoy this year’s displays – delicious cream teas will be served between 10.00am-6.00pm on the Saturday (so you could come along after Spring Cleaning at Busbridge!) and midday-6.00pm on the Sunday.

Ascension Day Service, Busbridge Church
Thursday 25th May, 7.30pm. All are warmly invited to this service to celebrate Ascension Day.  Our friends from the other churches in Godalming will be joining us and there will be drinks and light refreshments/nibbles served after the service. Please do come and celebrate this important day in the Christian calendar.

BIG Spring Clean - Saturday 10th June
Thanks to everyone who signed up last weekend - we still need another 20 volunteers to put their names forward and enjoy the spring clean madness fun. WE HAVE SO MUCH TO GET DONE, and cannot do it without a large number of people to help. Come on people! There’s jobs for everyone. Plus a yummy lunch. Email karen.kinder@bhcgodalming.org or call the Church Office.

Father's Day
...is on Sunday 18th June and Busbridge Church is celebrating in style. Bring the aforementioned father to a 10.30am special service, run by men, for men. Yorkie bars and bacon butties provided.

Men's Football
Did you know that there is a regular football game for blokes on a Monday night at Prior’s Field School? If you’d like to get involved please email Steve Kinder on stephenkinderart@gmail.com. All abilities welcome!

You’re missing out!! Get on the email list!
Would you like to get the notices by email each week? This bit of paper you are holding can only hold so much information and there’s usually quite a bit of overflow that you only find out about if you get the weekly email. To go on the list contact karen.kinder@bhcgodalming.org.

please pray for…
· Andrew Baker and his family
· Brian Oxborough, in Milford Hospital
· The Mums’ Bible study, newly started in Hambledon
· The BIG Spring Clean on 10th June
· Students facing exams
· Latimer Road and their road steward, Linda Smith
· Park Road and Potters Hill