Christleton Village Groups
DEVA BRIDGE CLUB:
Village Road, Christleton
This is a private club, but visitors are very welcome. At present there is no waiting list for membership.
For further details please contact Don Coker Tel 310448
The group is a local organisation, which meets with the object of raising funds for a nominated charity. Membership is limited and meetings are held at the homes of group members as required.
For further information please contact Pat Read. Tel: 01244 336037
| Residents of the local villages and their friends and families have generously supported the groupís work over the years, and made all this fund-raising possible. Over £50,000 has been raised. |
| Over the years, the charities supported have included:- the Leonard Cheshire Home in Christleton (now Birch Heath Lodge Nursing Home), the Spina Bifida Unit in Chester, the Hydrotherapy Pool at Dee Banks, the Premature Baby Monitors at Chester, Kidney Dialysis Machines, a Guide Dog, the Hospice of the Good Shepherd, Hope House, Clair House, Stroke Association, Crossroads, Chester Link, Chester Aid to the Homeless, Save the Family, Countess of Chester Breast Appeal, Riding for the Disabled and many more. In 2005, £2, 500 was raised for the Multiple Sclerosis Support Centre in Saltney and last year the group donated £2,750 for the new adolescent Unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. This year, we are raising funds for the charity supporting Children with Arthritis. Activities over the years have included quiz evenings, fashion shows, jumble sales, antiques road-shows, railway teas, 5K run, safari suppers, bridge drives, musical evenings and the annual Spring and Christmas lunches in Christleton Parish Hall. The group always has a stall at the village fete, originally selling homemade candies and sweets and now together with the W.I howemade cakes. An annual Charity Christleton Christmas Card Sale is also organised by the group each October in Christleton Parish Hall, when local and national charities are invited to come together for two hours one Saturday morning and sell their cards and gifts under one roof. The Wednesday Group also has a stall selling homemade cakes and preserves and provides coffee and biscuits. This year, over£1,500 was raised. |
The
Pit Group
Known to visitors as the village pond but to those in the know as The Pit. A lot of hard work goes into keeping this peaceful and scenic area of the village in order and looking so beautiful. All thanks to the
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CHRISTLETON WOMEN'S INSTITUTE:
Christleton Parish Hall
Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7.15pm. There is a Whist Drive held on the last Wednesday of each month at 2.15pm in the Parish Hall.
For further information please contact Rosina Williams Tel: 01244 316975
Annual Gowy Group WI Darts Competition
The meetings are on the 2nd Monday of every month at the Methodist Hall, Christleton at 7.30p.m.
Subscription is £10 per year
New members and visitors are welcome
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CHILDREN and EDUCATION
List of Contacts for Toddlers, Brownies, Scouts and more
TREFOIL GUILD
Trefoil Guild is the branch of Girlguiding UK for adult members. Membership is open to anyone over the age of 18 who has been a member of Girlguiding UK or the Scout Association or who makes the Guide Promise.The main aim of the Trefoil Guild is to support Girlguiding UK. It provides friendship, fun and activities for its members as well as opportunities to support guiding and the community.
Chester Grosvenor Trefoil Guild
Meet on the last Thursday of every month at 2pm. We either meet in Christleton Methodist Church Hall, or go on an outing.
Further details from: Linda Turner 01244 659681
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CRICKET CLUB
News of the Cricket Club appears in St. James' Parish Magazine each month so check the latest issues available in pdf format on this web site
If you would like to sponsor a ball for Christleton Cricket Club or would like more information,
please contact Brian Wareing, 332153.
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