We have so many community events – in the Church, Empire Hall and Recreation Ground – including an Arts Festival, Flower Show, Bank Holiday Fete, Harvest Supper and Christmas Fair. There seems to be no limit to everyone’s creative imagination and energy!
This year’s Graffham with Woolavington Parish sponsored walk supported Ride and Stride, the national fund-raising initiative for the Historic Churches Trust – which generously donated £5,000 towards the recently completed roof repairs at our St Giles. Under Ride and Stride, half the funds collected go to the church that raised them, and half to Historic Churches Trust.
Ride and Stride took place on Saturday 14 September with ten walkers completing the route, which went from St Giles Church to Amberley Tea Rooms!
If you didn’t remember to sponsor anyone, it’s not too late: give online here at St Giles Graffham’s online giving page.
Fasten your seatbelts as ‘Captain Concorde’ Mike Bannister touches down at Graffham’s Empire Hall to share his unrivalled insight into the world’s only supersonic airliner in an event to raise funds for maintaining St Giles building and churchyard. Mike knows Concorde better than anyone – from being appointed its youngest first officer as it started flying in 1977 to commanding its final flight as British Airways’ Concorde Chief Pilot 26 years later. Since then, he’s become the best-selling author of the definitive Concorde book – and an in-demand and entertaining speaker.
Tickets £15 (plus booking fee) each from www.ticketsource.co.uk/stgilesgraffham
At this one-off fund-raising event, he’ll give his unique perspective on a flying icon that enabled Royalty, celebs, moguls and everyman to sip Champagne while travelling faster than a bullet, at almost 25 miles a minute. He’ll share videos and photos from his personal library, swap anecdotes and take questions from the audience. There’ll be a bar offering a selection of drinks and Concorde-inspired theatre-style indoor picnic boxes.