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Yellow and green of foliage on the walls celebrates the festival of Christmas

Community Bread Basket

We meet normally on the fourth Saturday of each month. There will be no Community Bread Basket in May but do join us between 9.30am and 11.00am on Saturday 27 June in Plaxtol Parish Church.

Our aim is to create a community hub where everyone is welcome to share in our monthly breakfast. Our hope is to create a relaxed, friendly atmosphere where neighbours and friends can get together. There is a book table and a children’s colouring table.

We resumed our collections for the Magpie Centre In February 2025. The Magpie Centre is in Chatham, and is connected to our link parish (All Saints’ Church in Chatham). We collect food and toiletries each month and this goes to the Centre, for distribution to those in need. They appealed to us in February 2024 for donations of small kitchen equipment, including settings for 4 people (plates, cutlery etc) and small pots and pans, as well as clothes, towels and curtains. Collection points are set up in St Giles Shipbourne and Plaxtol Church to coincide with the Community Bread Basket. Thank you for your support.

St Giles: a churchyard working party

It may not feel like it, but it is Spring, and time for us to meet as a churchyard working party.

Do come to the churchyard on Saturday 9 May from 9.30am onwards, for a morning of clearing vegetation. Bring your own tools – secateurs, shears, strimmers etc – and protective clothing. Refreshments will be available.

Let’s hope we get good weather! 

St Giles Summer Fair and Dog Show

Our traditional summer Fair will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 31 August 2026, on the Green in Shipbourne, from 12.30pm to 3030pm.

Further details will follow!