Activities
POETRY GROUP
Our next meeting is scheduled for 15th August at 3pm at the Unitarian Church on New Road Avenue, corner of Hamond Hill as the Little Roc Cafe is closed. Summer is the theme for this month. Don't be put off by the boarded up front door. We will be using the vestry door to the right of the main entrance through the covered porch. Come and make our acquaintance if you have not already done so! Range widely with your associations. Bring along your own, and the work of other poets on the subject. If you are able to bring along copies of your work to share with the group if would be helpful. This group is not closed and if you would like to share your poetry in a safe and non-judgemental space, give the church secretary a call, or just come along.
MEDWAY INTERFAITH
Local Unitarians support the work of this group. You can find out more about MIFA at www.medwayinterfaith.org.uk
GARDENING GROUP
We are letting the grass and wild flowers grow to encourage insect and bird life, only mowing the verge to the footpath using a manual mower. The hedging plants must be kept pruned to give clear sight lines into the garden. If you would like to help keep the Garden of Remembrance weed free, please get in touch. Alas, the recent arson attack also destroyed the Memorial Bench. Hopefully this can be replaced soon. .
URGENT FUND RAISING
With the help of the many we managed to raise enough money to have the church re-wired but much still needs to be done to bring the building up to modern standards and to become a resource for the whole community. Replacing the heating and lighting is our next goal.
We will be holding another jumble sale in the near future so hang on to those much loved treasurers that you would like to be reloved elsewhere! If you haven't got room give the secretary a call as room can be found elsewhere.
Please help us preserve the building as a place of worship and rites of passage. There has been liberal religion on the corner of Hamond Hill and New Road Avenue for over 350 years and, were it to go, it would be a great loss to the community. The church has strong connections with local history and many people have celebrated their important events here.
We are also one of only five Unitarian Churches left in Kent, each one of which has a rich history. Over the past century, too many have closed down. Please help us preserve this one.
It will enable Chatham Unitarian Church to go on providing a venue for the welcoming of new life, the celebration of love, and for remembering the lives of those we have loved.