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LODDON REACH MOTHERS’ UNION
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nfortunately, we were unable to hold our
usual meeting in the hall on 29th April,
due to the lockdown, but thanks to an
app called Zoom we were able to hold a virtual
meeting. There were fourteen members who
joined in and some are well into their 80s! After
prayers, we began our meeting. We each showed
an item that meant something special to us. There
were various things, a book, paintings, a walnut
half with figures inside, and a flowering cactus
more than thirty years old previously owned by
that member’s mother, to name but a few.
Interior/exterior decorating
A clean, professional service,
finished to a very high standard
Local references available
Free quotations
20+ years experience
Full Public Liability Insurance
Trevor Lee
Tel: 07710 453017
or 0118 975 2581
Join us at St Mary’s Church Hall,
Shinfield
1.00pm-2.30pm
HALL CLOSED
programme. Currently June is planned as an outing
and July as a Garden Meeting. As we are not sure
what we will be allowed to do by then, we are
taking each month as it comes. We are expecting
to find some inspiring speakers but you will have
We were very sad to hear that one of our
members, Patricia Beech, had passed away. We all
sent best wishes to Fiona Whyte who has recently
had several stays in Royal Berkshire Hospital. We
hope she will be able to join us on our next virtual
meeting.
See p73 for clergy contact details
if you want to talk.
to look on the Loddon Reach website or contact
one of us to see what is arranged (Jean Leslie 0118
988 8642 or Sara Staker 0118 988 3476).
Swallowfield Parish Hall
Three rooms for hire
Main Hall
Great for parties and weddings
Good for meetings,
smaller parties, exercise
& craft activities
Some of our members and friends have been
making bags for scrubs. They were shared out
between Shinfield View and RBH. In fact, over
fifty were made along with sixteen ear-protector
headbands.
Round tables & wall dressing supplied by caterer
We would love to welcome you to our meetings.
MU is open to both men and women. Do come
and join us.
Rita Watkins
Rose Room
Perfect for more formal
meetings, workshops or
theatre style
presentations/training
Lots of parking
Well equipped kitchens for each room
For more details and availability call 0118 9885444 or email finance_officer@swallowfield pc.gov.uk
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We do expect that our Service on 30th September
will take place in some form. On that occasion,
we will be welcoming Revd Louise Brown, who is
a brilliant, funny and thought-provoking speaker.
She was raised in Shinfield and is currently
working as a racing Chaplin and sports advisor to
Cheltenham diocese.
Davies Room
Please mention Loddon Reach magazine when responding to advertisements
At the time of writing, we are looking forward to
our next virtual meeting on May 27th at 2.30pm,
when we will hopefully have been joined by
Pauline Stanton-Saringer, one of our past branch
leaders. She is due to update us on the charity
CHIT which supports a children’s home in India
that she visits each year.
Because of the uncertainty of the coronavirus
lockdown, we are having to remodel our
LADIES LUNCH CLUB
The Mill House hotel is currently closed.
Lunches will resume after lockdown ends.
Watch this space!
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