CHURCH ON THE BUS

A place of hope for the homeless

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Our urgent needs

These are the items that we are most in need of at the moment :

  • Sleeping bags
  • Men’s trousers and jeans – particularly small waist sizes
  • Men’s underwear
  • Shampoo
  • Deodorants – particularly for men

men’s trousers, jeans, underwear,  toiletries, coats and sleeping bags

Please bring donations to the Bus in Chesterfield on Monday and Thursday evening at 7.30pm.  The Bus will be parked in front of the Town Hall.  Alternatively bring donations to the Bus in Matlock on Tuesday at 2.30pm.  The Bus will be in the car park next to Matlock Train Station.

If you are unable to take donations to the Bus, then you can leave parcels or bags at the St. Thomas Centre which is behind St Thomas’ church on Chatsworth Road in Chesterfield.  Please make sure that you label the bags ‘Church on the Bus’.

If none of these are convenient, or you have any questions, simply drop us a message in the comment section below and we will get in touch

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Chairman’s message re a new secretary

Our secretary, Ann Cleaver, is having to step down from her role with Church on the Bus, in the near future. We have greatly appreciated her support for all of our key meetings over the last 2 years and will miss her gentle and wise input very much.

This means that we are in need of fresh administrative support, perhaps from an existing volunteer, who might like to add a second aspect to their contribution to the work of the charity and become our new secretary. It would involve writing the minutes of all our meetings ( perhaps about 10 a year) and circulating them and other key information to all the team. It also entails sending reminders about dates of forthcoming meetings and keeping track of various insurance documents.

Our Chairman John Phillips asked Ann to send this message out with the AGM minutes. Please let him know if you would like to take on this role.  Email churchonthebus@gmail.com or phone 07585 153369.

Fundraising, News

Aurora A Cappella Charity Concert

The Aurora A Cappella Ladies Choir in Chesterfield are holding a charity concert to raise funds for Church on the Bus.

The concert is on Monday, 13 May 2019 from 19:30-21:30.  It takes place at Loundsley Green Community Centre on Cuttholme Road in Chesterfield – postcode S40 4QU.

The price of the tickets is £5 (available on the door) and this includes refreshments during the interval.