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Community Food Link – Autumn 2022 Newsletter

23 November 2022 By davidacgrant

We have moved

We had our annual general meeting at Basingstoke Baptist Church in August to thank all our volunteers. Here is a photo of many (but not all) of those involved with the invaluable work here at CFL.

We are excited to announce that we have found new premises as of August this year. We are now located in Festival Place with the level access and space that we require. we are very grateful to Festival Place for providing us with this excellent location and making us feel so welcome.

Hubs

CFL operate the following hubs:

  • Monday – Melrose Community Hall, Popley (10:30 am)
  • Monday – Salvation Army, Wessex Close (11:00 am)
  • Tuesday – Basingstoke Baptist Church, Brighton Hill (11:00 am – 12:00 noon)
  • Wednesday – St Peter’s Church, South Ham (12:30 pm)
  • Thursday – Church of the Good Shepherd, Winklebury (12:00 noon)
  • Friday – Oakridge Methodist Church (1:00 – 3:00 pm)
  • Saturday – United Reformed Church (URC) London Street (12:00 noon)

Food pantries

Food Pantries – a small charge may apply

  • MCKS, Crown Heights, RG21 7SY – Tuesday & Friday (10:00 am to 2:00 pm)
  • Popley Fields Community Association – Wednesday(1:00 – 5:00 pm), Thursday & Friday (10:00 am to 2:00 pm)
  • Inspero Community Shop – Tuesday (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
  • Westside Community Pantry, RG22 6QB – Tuesday & Thursday (10:00 am – 2:00 pm), Wednesday (10:00 am – 12:00 pm)
  • St Mary’s Kingsclere, Swan St, RG20 3RW – Thursday (2:30 – 4:00 pm)
  • Tadley Community Food Pantry, RG26 4HN – Wednesday (9:30 am – 12:30 pm), Friday – Oakridge Methodist Church (9:30 am – 12:30 pm)

Help Needed

With the Cost of Living Crisis ongoing we continue to welcome any new volunteers who can help us, even once a month. We welcome anyone who could drive the van (with a clean licence and under 70) or be a driver’s mate (able to do so heavy lifting). Now we have level access to store the food, the heavy lifting is reduces.

We are also looking for helpers to sort the food in the evenings from 8:00-10:00 pm in our Operations Room in Festival Place.

We are also looking for one or two people who would be happy to take care of our vehicles (tyre checks and a clean once a week).

Meet the Team

“Hi My name is Maggie Chiverton and I have been part of the CFL team since 2020. I heard an appeal through my church that they were looking for more people to deliver a “meals on wheel service” as demand was rising due to the pandemic. However, on chatting to Penny, she saw me in a different role as they were starting to collect more food from the supermarkets and send it out via local hubs. As I have a background working for Hampshire Trading Standards, she wanted me to get the hubs up and running and trained in food sorting with particular regards to “Use By” and “Best Before” dates. I am still involved with the Melrose (Monday) and Oakridge (Friday) Hubs but I also sort (Tuesday), load (Thursday) and collect food from supermarkets (Friday). This gives me a really good all-round understanding of how the organisation works from the food leaving the supermarkets to being put in the hands of those who visit the hubs. I am so proud to be art of a team which is doing such great work preventing food waste and feeding the hungry and thank all those who play their part. It is amazing how little food is actually wasted especially as we are seeing demand increase across the town.”

Thank you Maggie for all you do for CFL

If you would like to become involved in any ares of this rewarding work please contact us by email at volunteers@bcfd.org.uk

Filed Under: Community News

Chaplaincy Prayer Letter – Autumn 2022

15 November 2022 By davidacgrant

A recent Anglican prayer for the day begins: “Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you..” Salman Rushdie said: ‘I don’t have a God, but I have a God-shaped hole inside of me’, and many people concur with him. We do seem to have been made that way so we are all seeking after God, which these days is often expressed as ‘being spiritual but not religious’.

Churches do a good job inviting people to meet with God through their many varied activities.  There are regular and special services conducted along with playgroups, foodbanks, events and courses.

Chaplains in the town have a supplementary role in meeting others and engaging with people who are not considering God in their lives but who want to talk about issues they have. Especially in the last three years people seem much more open to discussing their lives and are willing to think about God and whether He cares about them.

Chaplains are open about their faith and wear a uniform, which people find reassuring. Many conversations begin as polite engagements which then lead to trust and greater openness. By being friendly and interested in other people Chaplains are able to listen with concern as people unburden themselves.  They can help them put their life and concerns into context, consider their options and maybe offer  suggestions which might help. Chaplains are not founts of all knowledge but empathise and can often signpost people to where more help is available. This could include referring people to a local church; we are looking to strengthen links with local churches. We also offer to pray for people, or even pray with them; the invitation is usually welcomed.

Conversations are confidential so we cannot share too much. However, we can say that we are made very welcome in many shops in town, at the Magistrates’ Court and elsewhere and we have got to know people by meeting them regularly in the streets.

If your church or fellowship would like someone to speak about the Town Chaplaincy, we would be delighted to do so. At a Sunday service we are happy to give a 5 minute introduction and then talk afterwards to anyone interested in learning more. Just send an email or leave a phone message to arrange it!

The prayer continues “pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself”. May that be a prayer for ourselves and also for others, that all may know the peace that God gives us through Jesus Christ.

John

John Hayward

Chair of Trustees


Prayer Points

Your prayers are valued for:

  • casual meetings, which God seems to engineer, to enable Chaplains to speak to people in their need.
  • the regular visits we make.
  • There are more opportunities to engage with people than we can manage so we need more help.
  • The death of Her Majesty has led to conversations about faith, loyalty and death.
  • Christmas will provide more opportunities to talk about God’s initiatives of love.
  • Some of our oldest Chaplains have retired after several years of service.
  • We are blessed with good offices in the town centre and would be grateful for prayer that our office lease agreement can be renewed with the rent set at an affordable level.

Basingstoke Town Chaplaincy
Suite 1, Paddington House
Festival Place, Basingstoke, RG21 7LJ

admin@basingstoketownchaplaincy.org.uk
basingstoketownchaplaincy.org.uk
01256 842232

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Christmas Hampers

7 November 2022 By davidacgrant

Please contact 
Basingstoke Foodbank:  07941 336464 or admin@basingstoke.foodbank.org.uk
or Abigail Compton-Burnett if you need more details.
Please contact 
Basingstoke Foodbank:  07941 336464 or admin@basingstoke.foodbank.org.uk
or Abigail Compton-Burnett if you need more details.

Filed Under: Community News

Basingstoke Foodbank is Recruiting!

7 November 2022 By davidacgrant

Basingstoke Foodbank has just celebrated its 10th year of operation.  During that time over 45,000 people have been fed and 500 tonnes of food distributed.  The current energy price and cost of living crises mean the need for the Foodbank is as great as ever.  

So, to enhance the day to day running of the Foodbank’s central warehouse and seven local centres, we are recruiting a new Operations Manager.  This is a full-time, paid post to ensure our 100+ volunteers are supported, liaison with our 120 agencies is maintained and the services we provide for our clients run smoothly.  

We’ll be looking for someone with excellent operational and administrative skills who espouses the Christian values and ethos which influence all areas of our operation.

If you would like to know more, or to find out how to apply, please contact Phil Thomas the Foodbank’s Chair of Trustees by emailing a brief note to: 1126phil@gmail.com

Filed Under: Community News

Chaplaincy Prayer Letter Summer 2022

4 July 2022 By davidacgrant

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice in it.
Psalm 118:24

Some days are bright and sunny, like today as I write which is the Summer Solstice, other days are damp and chilly, like Saturday for the One Church programme in Eastrop Park. Our moods often reflect the weather or are in response to the joys and stresses of life. But life under a loving God is worth celebrating, and each day can be used to support others.

John presenting a leaving gift to long-serving Chaplain Alan

The Chaplaincy thanked Alan Casebow for his 12 years of service as a chaplain and the Basingstoke Gazette wrote up an interview with him which can be seen here:

https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/20209791.basingstoke-chaplain-stepping-position-12-years/

He has been an encouragement to us and visited the Age Concern café each week until Covid came along.

Shelagh with a prospective Chaplain, Adeleke, and a butler serving tea

We are in the final stages of training 3 more chaplains who will be wonderful additions to our team. Erioluwa, Adeleke and Odunola are members of Praise Embassy church and want to bring God’s love to others. We are continuing to look for more chaplains so that we can better meet people who want to talk to us; we are being invited to places but have no one to go.

Pam with Her Majesty the Queen and the lovely staff at Willows Tearoom

We are getting better known around the town through our presence in the streets, our attendance at different events and also from newspaper articles.

We particularly value your prayer support and that of churches. We continue to seek closer links with churches so that we can encourage some people to return to their former faith and church attendance.  Being able to refer them to a contact in a suitable church makes all the difference.

Thank you for your support and prayers; we value your journey with us.

John

John Hayward

Chair of Trustees

Prayer Points

Your prayers are valued for:

  1. Tricia, Pam, Martha, Judith, Mary, Malcolm and Shelagh building trusting relationships with shop workers through regular visiting. Pray for wisdom to provide good support.
  2. Tim, Shelagh, Pam and Eric engaging with people attending Court, whose unwise choices have often resulted from their own difficult circumstances.
  3. The police and Court staff who face challenging emotional issues and circumstances in their daily work; and our chaplain Peter who, with others, needs particular sensitivity in supporting the police.
  4. Both Malcolms, chaplains at the bus station, and for the links with chaplains at other bus stations.
  5. Our new chaplains, their training and the recruitment others.
  6. The financial generosity of our supporters enabling this mission to continue.
  7. People who have asked for our prayers in confidence because of troubles, illness or relationship problems.
  8. Those seeking God, that they will find in Jesus Christ the Saviour and friend they need.

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Community Food Link – Autumn 2022 Newsletter

23 November 2022

We have moved We are excited to announce that we have found new premises as of August this year. We are now located in Festival Place with the level access and space that we require. we are very grateful to Festival Place for providing us with this excellent location and making us feel so welcome. […]

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