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Thank you to those who came along and supported our main fundraising event of the summer on Saturday 14th June. There were the usual stalls on display including: home-baking, books, tombola, bric-a-brac, jewellery and raffle. The social committee ran a Tea Room where folks sat to enjoy a cup of fairly-traded tea or coffee. Thanks to your support, we raised a superb £804, so well done everybody!
We are hoping that July has some of the same weather we seen in May and that many of you will come along to the tearoom on a Tuesday evening for the month of July, from 7 to 9pm in the big hall.
Come along and have a cup of Fairtrade tea or coffee and a chat!
First of all we would like to thank everyone who sponsored us. To date we have banked just over £4,000 with possibly more still expected.
There were nine of us who set off to do the full walk, Alan, myself, Robyn and Jessica Gibbon, Hugh McLean, Robert Geddes, Faye Bruce, Susan Rodden and Tamara Cairney and thankfully nine of us who finished. We also had seven join us for the first day. Ann Rodden, who walked to Milngavie, Tricia Beck, Craig McLean, Rona Proctor, Amanda Pullen and Vicky and Jeanette Glen who all walked to Drymen. Amanda also joined us on the final day into Fort William too.
The main question Alan and I seem to have been asked was "did you enjoy it". Each time we have had to answer "Enjoy" is not the right word. For me it was a whole journey of mixed emotions.
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We'd like to thank everybody who came along and supported our fundraising event for Christian Aid this year. Thanks to you we managed to raise £347.38 which will go directly to Christian Aid. Thanks again!
Friday 15th February saw the first of our funraising events for 2008. Knightswood Praise Band were joined by Shotts Singing Group to bring a quality night of musical entertainment. Young and old alike enjoyed the concert which raised £425.00 for our Charity fundraising pot. More on our 2008 fundraising challenge will be added to the website soon. Thanks to all who came and supported the concert.
Knightswood Congregational Church in Dunterlie Avenue Knightswood entered its 75th Anniversary year by releasing 75 ballons on Sunday 6th January. The Congregation gathered at the front door of the church to see the balloons go off. It was a good way to start the year. We hope to make an impact on the community by trying to raise £7,500 over the year for charitable causes in Knightswood. There are a series of special events for the year culminating in a special service on Sat 11th October, the actual anniversary. Watch this space for more special events to mark our Anniversary. Pics >>
On Thursday 13th December the ladies of the Thursday Fellowship made their way to The Three Craws for their Christmas Lunch. A good afternoon was had by all. Pics >>
Saturday 1st December was the Church's Christmas Lunch. Some 40 members came along for an afternoon of food, fellowship and entertainment. Two perious ministers (Henry Cook and Jim Graham) were able to attend along with their wives.
The entertainment consisted of a good old fashined sing along and a visit from the Rev. I.M Jolly to provide some laughter. All had a great afternoon as you can see from the pictures >>
A MASSIVE thanks to all who attended our panto this year, Jack and the Beanstalk. This has been our fifth consecutive year of doing panto in Knightswood Congregational Church and we hope you enjoyed the show as much as we enjoyed playing our parts. Due to your support, we managed to raise £115.00 for the Open Door Trust; £50.00 for Cash for Kids; £300.00 for Glasgow Woman's Aid and approx £1000.00 for our Church funds. Look out for our 2008 production of 'Sleeping Beauty', and visit www.kcc-panto.net from August '08 for all the latest Panto goss! Again, thank you!
On 9th and 10th of May we had our 5th Youth Concert at Knightswood. The youth provided a varied programme of songs and dance. Youngsters took part from our Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, ReFre5h and Fusion. Both nights were well attended and we want to thank all those who came along. Also big thanks are due to all the leaders who helped make this happen, Social Committee for the teas and to Lorraine Magee and Fiona Proctor for organising the event. Obviously a MASSIVE thanks to the youth involved for providing the entertainment and raising the cash for charity. Close on £400 was raised and will be split between Cancer Research and Christian Aid.
Alan Gibbon and Eddie Thomlinson took to the stage along with the KCC Praise Band and other friends to bring you 'Two Guitars and a Tale to Tell' in March. The evening consisted of songs which were real foot-tappers, songs which brung on those nostalgic moments and songs which had the audience singing in sweet harmony! The Praise Band also sang some modern worship songs. The amount raised was £229.50, a big thanks to everyone who came and supported us, we hope you enjoyed the show.
Amy Souter, a member of KCC, reports on the annual 'Fair Trade Experience' Fair, held on 3rd and 4th March in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall:
"To mark Fair Trade fortnight this year, Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall was the venue for a two-day Fair, with wads of brilliant stalls, children's crafty stuff and speakers who had come from as far away as Malawi to share their experiences of Fair Trade.
In case Fair Trade baffles you, the basic idea is that farmers and producers in developing countries who produce many of the foods and materials which we take for granted (eg. cotton, coffee, chocolate, tea, wine, sugar, raisins, peanuts, rice, bananas, oranges, vanilla etc.......the list is endless) are given a fair price for their merchandise through Fair Trade." Read her full report...
In March, our minister Alan and his wife, Pam had the opportunity to visit America as part of a Missions trip. Over the week, they updated the Blog frequently with news updates and how they were enjoying their trip. Take a look at the Blog now for a day-to-day run down of their experience.
The Work Party wants to thank all who helped to make their Sale of Work a success, especially the Social Committee who worked hard in the tearoom and kitchen. They had a lot of help from others who helped at the stalls and handed in baking and supplied items for the Sale. The total raised was £600. Thank you!
Our productions of Aladdin were a great success and we would like to thank everybody who came along for their support. We managed to raise funds for Bankhead Primary School, The Open Door Trust and Radio Clyde's Cash For Kids appeal. We also raised just over £1,200 for Church funds. The panto website at www.kcc-panto.com has all the pictures from the show and the aftershow party, so go and have a wee looky!. It's Jack and the Beanstalk in November, so look out for more details coming soon! M. Chatham, Webmaster
Unfortunately, due to being generally outdated, the Get Up and Go Group (GUGG) has been disbanded. However, it has left a legacy, and has been, literally, refreshed. KCC can now lay claim to the newest Youth organisation: reFre5h. Check out the website here. The launch event was a great success, with nearly everyone finding their way to the 70s for a thoroughly refreshing night.
The night kicked off with the arrival of a time machine from 1972 - taking some there to their days of youth. Craig came clomping in, on his 4 inch platforms, followed by "Margaret", who looked like Joni Mitchell. The party grew as punks, disco ladies and other weirdly dressed individuals showed up to have the funniest game of Musical statues anyone had played since John Travolta's hair went out of fashion.
Pictures in the site gallery, so get clicking! C. Coia, reFre5h Webmaster
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