The 2015 Parish Barn Dance was held at St John's on Friday 15 October. Local band Inisheer provided the music and caller Howard Ballard took us through the dances. It was a sell-out evening, with lots of fun and laughter and just under £300 raised for the parish. The band have been booked for next year's Barn Dance on Friday 14 October 2016 - put the date in your diary! Read more...
The Autumn Riverside Ramble explored the 5 mile stretch of the Thames path between Caversham Bridge and Mapledurham Lock, and ended with a safe crossing of the river by boat to the Mapledurham estate (by kind permission of the manager), where we partook of refreshments from their tea room. The sun shone, the trees looked beautiful, and we were escorted along our way by a canoe manoeuvred by Charlie and Shirley Scola.There was something of interest for everyone on this walk. Nigel is a Thames Path warden for this stretch of the path so was on the lookout for... Read more...
The September 6th "Sporadic" ramble began at Mapledurham church and headed west to Hardwick House. After a climb we were able to look down on the house through the woods. Leaving the woods we were rewarded by views over Reading and Tilehurst and towards Goring, the air being exceptionally clear.Back at Mapledurham church we enjoyed tea, cake and flapjack. Richard Havelock spoke about the literary connections of Hardwick House and of Mapledurham House, including some extracts from "The Wind in the Willows" on account of Kenneth Grahame's connections with both.St Peter's Occasional Rambles And Dawdles In... Read more...
The morning services were re-timed starting on September 6. The services at St Peters and St Johns begin at 9.30am, and the service at St Margarets at 11.15am.The new pattern of services is described on the Services page, and the reasons for the changes are in the August newsletter. Read more...
After five years as Community Priest in the Parish of Caversham Thameside and Mapledurham, based at St John’s Church, Rev Jeremy Tear has accepted the offer of a new post at the West Warrington Team Ministry in the Diocese of Liverpool.St John’s Churchwarden, Richard Purkis said, “Jeremy’s initiatives have helped St John’s, St Peter’s and St Margaret’s to be more outward looking and mission minded. During his time with us the Lower Caversham Community Partnership has established the the popular 3Cs café, open every Tuesday in St John’s Church. He has revitalised... Read more...
The MillsTones Dance Band were welcomed back to St John’s on Saturday 18th July.
The church was transformed, tables and chairs set out and a dance floor created for the evening. About 70 people came along to enjoy the big band sound. The MillsTones, with vocalist Tricia, played music from the ‘20s to the ‘60s. Numbers included George Gershwin’s “’S Wonderful”, Glenn Miller’s “Pennsylvania 6-5000” and Hoagy Carmichael’s “In the cool, cool, cool of the evening”. Dancers from two local groups joined the audience as they took to the floor to swing dance and waltz... Read more...
The 2015 fete took place on 11 July in glorious sunshine. Thanks are due toSabita Clarke and the other members of the fete committee
Those who volunteered to organise one of the stalls
All those who volunteered to help on the day
The pilots and support team of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Our sponsors, AB Walker Funeral Directors and Walmsley Estate Agents
Our entertainers, the Berkshire Maestros Arnold Band, the Wright School of Dance and, Ilana and Richard
The people of Caversham for turning up and enjoying the afternoon!A general view of the children's area Read more...
St John’s was the venue for a lovely summer’s evening of music, performed by the Hurst Singers, conducted by Len David.
The choir and soloists Helen, Mari and Derek sang music in a wide range of styles. The opening number was “New York, New York “ and the programme included “Habanera” from Bizet’s opera “Carmen”, “Look what happened to Mabel” from the musical “Mack and Mabel” and a medley from “Les Miserables”.
The evening raised £286, shared between the choir and St John’s. Read more...
The events of Holy Week and Easter are 3 Days that changed the world. Churches are reminding their communities of this story at the heart of the Christian faith this Lent.A poster and banner campaign in Caversham and Mapledurham highlights the realities of the Easter story: the violence of Jesus' beatings and crucifixion; the blood that stained the wooden cross; the shining transformation of the Resurrection."Easter is the most central focus of our Church year and we wanted everyone in our community to have the chance to learn more and share in our services and celebration of Easter... Read more...
The parish annual meetings took place on Sunday 19 April 2015 at St John's church. The combined service and meeting was followed by a bring and share lunch. Read more...
