Quizzing Methodists help raise church funds

church funds collection boxMaking over £100 towards church funds, teams had an enjoyable & challenging evening at the West Bergholt Methodist Church‘s autumn quiz evening last Saturday.

The quiz was won by a team comprising Revd. Ruth Ridge and family, with a team from Castle Methodist Church in second place.

As usual thanks are due to Anita and Mick Morrissey for preparing and presenting such an entertaining quiz.   The next quiz evening to be organized by the WEst Bergholt Methodist Church will be in the spring, look out for details nearer the time, it always proves a popular evening.

Action for Children

Action for Children

The Methodist Church in West Bergholt are running their annual house to house collection to raise funds for “Action for Children” from 2nd to 14th September.  They would be delighted to have some more helpers to do rounds, so they can cover as much of the village as possible.  If you can help, even for only a small round, please contact Sylvia Wilks, 76, Mumford Road (01206 242511) as soon as possible.

Action for Children (formerly National Childrens Homes) is a national charity founded over 140 years ago.  It is dedicated to supporting and speaking out for the UK’s most vulnerable and neglected children and young people, for as long as it takes to make a difference in their lives…  In short they:

  • work directly with over 250,000 children, young people, parents and carers;
  • run more than 650 services across the UK; and
  • tackle issues such as child neglect and abuse.

Their vision is:

For a world where all children and young people have a sense of belonging and are loved and valued.  A world where they can break through injustice, deprivation and inequality to fulfil their potential, shape their own destiny and experience the joy of life.

Brownies raise money for LEPRA

1st West Bergholt Brownies recently turned a badge challenge into a fund-raising opportunity.

In performing to  family and friends in order to win their Entertainers Badges they raised a wonderful sum of £120.00 for LEPRA (a Colchester-based charity specialising in fighting diseases of poverty principally in the 3rd world) .

Well done girls!
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Family Quiz for Youth Football Teams


Next Saturday 13th November, Bergholt Heath YFC are holding a General Knowledge Quiz at the Orpen Hall. Starting at 7:30pm the event is open to teams of all ages up to 6 people per team with a trophy to be won by the winners. The cost is £10 per team in advance or £12 on the day. Please bring your own drinks and nibbles and some spare cash for the raffle.

Interested in youth football? Find out more about your local team at http://www.westbergholt.net/football.htm.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net

Dirty car?


… then come along to Orpen Hall car park, 9am – noon, Saturday 16h October, and help Bergholt Heath YFC raise funds for a memorial in the village to the club’s former chairman Peter Redhead who sadly died this summer. All age groups from under-8 to under-18 will be taking part and will be pleased to receive donations in exchange for cleaning your car.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net

Scavenger Hunt

The West Bergholt First Responders are organising a Village Scavenger Hunt to run on Sunday 27th June. Meeting at St Mary’s Church Hall at 2pm this event, which is suitable for all ages and abilities, will cost just 50p per quiz sheet.

Come and join in the fun!

Light Refreshments available afterwards

For more info/or expressing your interest in entering a team call Annie on 240469 or call into 50 New Church Road.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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