Future Events
Community Bread Basket
We meet normally on the fourth Saturday of each month. Do join us between 9.30am and 11.00am on Saturday 26 September 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 these go to the Centre, for distribution to those in need. Boxes are placed in both our churches over the fourth weekend. of each month for donations of food and toiletries. The Magpie Centre 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.
Harvest Supper 2026
Our traditional Harvest Supper will take place on Friday 11 September 2026 at 7.00pm in the Barn at Home Farm, by kind permission of the Fairlawne Estate. There will be entertainment, a cash bar and a raffle. You can buy tickets from Plaxtol Village Stores or at the Shipbourne Farmers’ Market (Thursdays, 9-11am).
We are still looking for people to prepare Apple Crumbles for the Harvest Supper. If you would like to help, please sign up on the form at the back of St Giles church, confirming you will contribute a crumble.
Funds raised on the evening will go to St Giles Shipbourne and Plaxtol Church
Please remember that it is not possible to heat the Barn, so please wrap up warmly and remember we use straw bales as seats, so you may wish to bring a cushion. You will need cash for the pay bar and the raffle.
We look forward to seeing you all!
Ride and Stride on 12 September
Lionel Stielow will once again be taking part in the annual Ride and Stride event. He will be pedalling around many of the churches in Kent on Saturday 12 September to raise money for Kent churches. Do sponsor Lionel if you can! There is yellow sponsorship form on the font at the back of the church.
The Friends of Kent Churches Sponsored Ride and Stride takes place on the second Saturday in September each year with over 700 churches participating. It raised over £152,000 last year for Kent churches. Half the sponsorship money raised goes straight back to the church nominated by participants and half goes to the Friends and is distributed as grants to churches in Kent as contributions to their upkeep. You can read more about it at www.kentrideandstride.co.uk