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Treefest Concert 2021

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27.11.2021 St John’s Church Shirley Church Rd, Croydon, CR0 5EE 7pm – 9.30pm TREEFEST 2021 A concert to celebrate the 2021 Christmas Tree Festival featuring a variety of talented musicians 1st Shirley Rainbows Heidi Acraman – Classical crossover soprano Eric Brunjes – Classical guitar Richard Mander – Piano Kat Welch & Kate Gorman – Vocal duet The Dotty Crotchets – Close harmony ladies choir The Sandilands Shantymen - folk group singing songs of the sea £10 on the door A fully licensed bar is available As a courtesy to each other and to help us to provide a comfortable and enjoyable experience for everyone, we ask you to be mindful of others and their space and to consider taking a lateral flow test before attending, Featuring Tickets COVID precautions

Christmas Tree Festival 2021

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With only two weeks until the start of our three day Christmas Tree Festival 2021 “Colours of the Rainbow”, have you got your TreeFest Concert tickets yet?

On Saturday 27th November at 7pm, our talented performers include;

  • The 1st Shirley Rainbows
  • Dotty Crochets (close harmony ladies choir)
  • Richard Mander (Piano)
  • Kate Gorman & Kat Welch (vocal duet)
  • The Sandilands Shanty group (the local equivalent of Fishermen’s Friends!)
  • Eric Brunjes (Classical guitarist)
  • Heidi Acraman (Opera Singer)

Concert tickets available via this link https://testing.stjohnsshirley.org.uk/treefest2021/ or call 07810 793609. Only £7.50 if bought in advance (or £10 on the door)

Also don’t forget we’ve Fisherman’s Friends showing at our Cinema@StJohns on Saturday 20th November at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 via this link https://testing.stjohnsshirley.org.uk/…/cinema-november-2021/

Shrublands Foodbank

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These are the items required for the food bank this month. Donations can be left in the porch at church, taken direct to the food bank (Mondays 9am-12 noon or Thursdays 12 noon-3pm), or left in the donation box at the Shirley Co-Op. Many thanks for your continued support.

More information on the food bank can he found here

The Shirley Scarecrow Festival is now on!

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The 2nd year of the Shirley Scarecrow Festival is now on and the 30 scarecrows look amazing including the ones at our church.

Here’s a trail map of all the locations and the Just Giving page if you’d like to donate to the wonderful Charity Demelza Hospice Care for Children. You can also donate at 60, Bennetts Way if you’d prefer. Please show your appreciation to the wonderful Scarecrow builders and the generous community and businesses by giving whatever you can. We hope you enjoy the festival and have fun and huge thanks to Stef England for organising it.


The Ruskin Society

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St John the Evangelist, Shirley, Croydon

Shirley Church Road, Croydon, CR0 5EE

5 December 2021, 14:00 (music from 13:50)

A service to commemorate the exact 150th anniversary of the death of Margaret Ruskin, néeCock (2 September 1781-5 December 1871), buried with her husband, John James Ruskin (1785-1864), in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist.

    Including a welcome from Dr Cynthia Gamble

    Reading by Sarah Quill

    Prayers by the Revd Lu Gale, Vicar

    An address by Professor Dinah Birch CBE on Margaret Ruskin

    Organ music played by Professor Francis O’Gorman

The service will conclude with an act of remembrance at the grave and refreshments in the church hall

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