News update January 2025
REMINDER – THAMES VALLEY AIR AMBULANCE CPR TRAINING
Following our District 1090 initiative, Katherine has arranged a TVAA CPR Awareness session for our Club, as follows;
DATE: 27th February 2025
TIMING: Commences 1pm (sessions last approx. 2 to 2.5 hours)
LOCATION: Greyfriars Centre, Reading
Booking has to be direct with TVAA using the following link https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thamesvalleyairambulance/1484406
which also gives all details.
CLUB VISIT TO CAEN – REQUEST FROM MATT
Dear Folks,
At our meeting last Tuesday I raised the topic of visiting our sister club in Caen this year. They have been in touch with me and are very keen to see us again and stay with them in Caen.
Daniel, who I know quite well tells, me they have a lot of interesting ideas for things we can do together while we are staying with our hosts. I briefly counted about 6 raised hands at the meeting, but I would like anyone to drop me a brief line to confirm they would like to come. As I said on Tuesday, the likely time for this visit will be 15th-18th of May.
If you are not certain, just let me know you might be a possibility to make it.
From my last experiences with Caen Club, they are very friendly, hospitable and welcoming.
Can I have any replies by the 28th of January. at the latest please.
Best wishes,
Matt
REQUEST FOR REFUGEE ACCOMMODATION – NOTE FROM LAURA HUMPHREYS (DAUGHTER OF MATT ANDREWS)
Following on from our Christmas talk from Reverend Asa Humphreys a number of you expressed an interest in providing lodgings for a refugee/asylum seeker. We have a need for temporary/permanent accommodation for a female refugee known to Greyfriar's Church. The lady is 46 (so will get up to £850 a month rent benefit) and from Iran where she was a teacher and school counselor. She fled Iran because of her faith after the government broke into her house.
It would need to be a placement where there is another female in the house.
If you would like to discuss whether you could help please email: sanctuary@greyfriars.org.uk
Many thanks,
Laura Humphreys (daughter of Matt Andrews)
Project lead for Conversational Kitchen
THANKS FROM THE VILLAGE OF HOPE
Attached file shows photographs of food being distributed to villagers at the Village of HOPE using funds donated by the Reading Rotary Club, There are also photographs of Ali Clark-Morris, (Reading podiatrist) handing out blankets for the winter when she visited in December 2024.