Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Hitchin
Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Hitchin
In July we held a 'Holiday at Home'. This allows some of the older folk who wouldn't normally get away for a holiday to enjoy themselves in like company with entertainment, activities and meals.
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In the middle of the week there was a garden party. After a wash-out last year the weather smiled on us this year. |
A group of singers entertained with a selection of songs, some sacred and some secular. |
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In the halls there were a number of activities and speakers. |
Such as a quiz: unusual photographs taken in Hitchin to be identified.... |
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... and some challenging games |
Everyone got together to create this enormous collage. Too big to show in one picture. Here it is stitched together.
At the end of August we said farewell to Mike Ewings, Pastor at Stondon, who preached his last sermon before his retirement. |
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Of course, there was a cake..... |
... which was duly cut. |
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Everyone at Stondon had prepared a scrapbook for Mike and Helen to remind them of their time at Stondon and there were flowers for Helen. [Pictures: Mike Campbell] |
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In September the Civic Trust Open Day coincided with the Historic Churches Sponsored Cycle Ride. Our volunteers were on hand to check in the riders and to show visitors round our building. We displayed some historic documents from the Church's past, including a minute book from the late 17th and early 18th century. |
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A couple of cyclists plan their itinary to find the best route to visit all the churches in Hitchin. |
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Our volunteers signed the cyclists logs and asked visitors to sign in so the Civic Trust could gauge the numbers visiting. |
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We were delighted to welcome this couple who arrived on a tandem. They did a circuit of the car park for the benefit of your photographer. |
