Upcoming Special Events at Eden Churches
Tea in a tent in aid of Shelterbox - 23rd August
This year marks 25 years of the charity Shelterbox.
To mark the occasion Rotary have asked all Rotary Clubs to hold ‘Tea in a Tent' to raise funds to provide more shelter boxes.
The Brampton and Longtown Rorary Club's Tea in the Tent event will take place on Saturday 23rd August, in Wetheral Church grounds ( or in the Vestry if it rains) from 11am until 2 pm.
Cost per person is £ 5.00 which includes tea/ coffee and cake. Please come along and join them to raise money for this excellent cause!
Here's a bit about ShelterBox:
"Right now, around 120 million people are displaced across the world. We work with disaster-affected communities to provide the emergency shelter, essential items and training needed to support people in the long process of rebuilding their lives. Our teams can travel by foot, boat, helicopter or tuk-tuk to get to the families who need your support – whatever it takes to get to the people who need us. ShelterBox provides emergency shelter and essential household items after disaster. There’s no one size fits all solution. Each disaster and community is different. So, we work flexibly, listening to what’s needed and adapting every time. For some situations, family-sized tents are the best solution. They provide shelter until people can start rebuilding. In other places, heavy duty tarpaulins, ropes and nails can patch-up damaged buildings. Essential items like water filters, mosquito nets, and cooking sets help people survive. Our teams also offer training on shelter building. This supports people to create robust shelters and maintain them over time. Trained people can then pass on their knowledge on to their community too."
Eden Breakfasts restarting - 6th September:
The first breakfast will be on Saturday 6 September 2025 at Carlisle Golf Club and continues the established pattern of six breakfasts – these being the first Saturdays of September, October and November followed by February, March and April 2026.
Our guest and speaker on Saturday 6 September will be Julia Aglionby. Julia is Executive Director of the Foundation for Common Land; a land agent and a Professor of Practice in Protected Areas at the University of Cumbria. More details will follow with the usual notice of our breakfast, nearer the end of the month.
The existing arrangements will continue:
Carlisle Golf Club will welcome us from, say, 8.20 and after a short welcome and opening prayer, breakfast will be served at 8.30
Our guest will speak to us for 30/35 minutes and will be followed by a time for Q&A. A word of thanks and closing prayer will conclude the event about 10.00
£13.00 per person for the standard breakfast (and £8.50 per person for any smaller or special breakfast).
Booking arrangements will continue, as before – by the Tuesday before the breakfast, together with any special dietary requirements, with David Johnson by email at d.e.johnson@btinternet.com by phone/text 01228 562393/07779738711 or in person. The usual reminder and details will be sent out by email the week before together with promotions in our parish magazines and elsewhere.