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Green Spaces in Croydon by Ken Martin

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Croydon Council are carrying out a survey of our green spaces in Croydon removed from the Local Plan in 2018 on how our green spaces are used. Alarmingly by zooming in on the map in the attached link it has St John’s Church on the map, particularly the Memorial Garden.

Also other green spaces such as Shirley Recreation Ground and Millers Pond are mentioned.

The Local Plan is used by the Planning Authority to advise on recommended use, so if removed from the Plan then the Authorities can look to change the use of the green space. Particularly as Central Government are urging Local Council to increase their Housing Stock.

Please take 5 mins to click on the link, then on every green space starred that you use, filling in the survey how you use these spaces and what they mean to you. If we ignore these surveys it is feared Croydon Council will use the information that green spaces are not valued, so leaving them open to redevelopment. The survey closes 15th July

https://getinvolved.croydon.gov.uk/KMS/dmart.aspx?PageType=item&strTab=GreenSpaces&noip=1

Thanks to the Utopians

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What a fantastic evening. My very first G&S experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Here are a few pictures from this evening.

The Utopians land next weekend

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Don’t forget that Utopians Unlimited will be performing in the Church next Saturday Night (22 June 2019).

All the proceeds from this will be going to our Spire fund to help with the £100,000 bill we will be paying this year.

There are tickets available on the door but to help with the catering please book them in advance. Details are on our tickets page

Ways to Donate

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How to Donate to St John’s

Donate QR Code

You can Scan this QR code on your phone

You can Click this button

Donate

We use any money we receive for a variety of causes, from supporting local people to fixing the church Spire, nothing will be wasted.

Better still come to see us, location details Click here

The Sending Out

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Traditionally, Pentecost is celebrated for a week after Pentecost Sunday, so here are some words from the liturgy as we move forward in the power of the Spirit:

We have celebrated the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ over the powers of sin and death. We have proclaimed God’s mighty acts and we have prayed that the power that was at work when God raised Jesus from the dead might be at work in us.

By the Spirit’s power, may we live out what we proclaim:

by word and example;

by seeking and serving Christ in all people;

by prayer for the world and its leaders;

by defending the weak;

and by pursuing peace and justice in human society.

Patronal Day

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On the 7th July please join us in the Vicarage Garden

Please sign up if you can offer help and what food you are able to bring and share.

Sign-up sheets at the back of church.

Looking forward to sharing a great afternoon with the extended family.

First Aid training

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So everyone that visits us can feel safe we had some first aid training. Not only was it very informative it was made fun.

Here are a couple of pictures.

Many thanks to Jennifer for giving up her evening to run the training.

More information and even some online training can be found on the red cross website https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid

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