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Ickenham District Guides
Rangers, Guides, Brownies and Rainbows have had a busy year.
Rangers, and Guides, have camped at Tolmers and Foxlease. Brownies
have been on pack holiday at Willowtree and joined in with Carnival
Creations at Harrow Arts Centre. Rangers helped at the Hillingdon
Half Marathon and the Ickenham Festival dance. Fundraising helped
several charities; Jeans for Genes, Children's Leukaemia, Children
in Need and the Shoe Box Christmas appeal.
The girls have had lots of fun, experiencing different challenges,
trips out and usually anything that involves food. Everyone enjoyed
a water fun day at HOAC in May.
Three guides from 4th Ickenham URC, Melanie Dent, Janine Hawkins
and Ruth Piper, have attained their Baden-Powell Challenge presented
to them by Division Commissioner Gill Hodgson.
As usual we are short of adult helpers and we are unable to re-open
the Red Rainbows due to lack of adult help.
Marjorie Brooks
Hitting the High Notes!
 St Giles'
has a wonderful tradition of choral music supporting our worship.
This has been built over many years, during which time numerous
young people have benefited from their membership of the choir.
For some, music has become their profession and for others choral
singing remains a rewarding pastime. My own introduction to music
was when I first joined St Giles' choir at the age of nine, having
been recruited by one of my friends who was already a chorister.
I have been associated with the group ever since and I have seen
'first hand' the blossoming of many musical talents. So I am
looking forward to working with the choir in a slightly different
capacity from January through to Easter while John Miley is away
travelling. We have a good programme planned, including our usual
attendance at the Sunday Eucharist services, Choral Evensong
each month and other special services as we move towards Easter.
We are also planning a concert, combined with another local choir,
on Sunday 28th March (tickets available soon).
But we do need your help. We are very keen to recruit more
youngsters to join the 'top line', particularly boys and girls
in the age range 8-13 years. No experience is necessary and we
can offer lots of good music in a friendly group, with a few
outings and other activities thrown in. Some youngsters even
get the chance to play the organ. So do please help us to build
up our numbers and to keep alive the great musical tradition,
which has been developed over so many years.
Come along to a practice (Friday evenings 7.00pm) or call
Andrew Browning (01895 630595) email: abrowning@talk21.com.
We are awaiting your call!
Patient Service 2004
More volunteers needed urgently
In 2004 the Sundays, when volunteers are needed to collect
patients from wards for Communion services in the two hospital
chapels, are: Mount Vernon Hospital, Sundays
25th April, 22nd August, and 26th September. Hillingdon
Hospital, Sundays 11th April, 4th July, 19th September
and 19th December. Reminder dates will be published in future
months. This small service is very much appreciated by patients
who have no family available to help them. Anyone who is able
to assist, please contact Alan Grove on 020 8868 9220.
Parish Pump
Receipt is acknowledged, with grateful thanks, of the following
donations towards the cost of I.C.N.:
Anonymous of Clovelly Avenue via Bill Dancer, Anonymous of
Edinburgh Drive, Kathleen Nichol via Anne Leslie, two anonymous
residents of Campden Road via Janet Sorensen, Inner Wheel Club
of Elthorne and Hillingdon via Joan Thorpe, L A Chapman from
Swindon, Anonymous of Hoylake Crescent, Anonymous of Harvil Road
via Don Gwilt, two more videos, Valerie Lane from Lincoln, Mr.
Pitt of Burnham Avenue, Alan Noad of Parkfield Road, Hillingdon
Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Ickenham Institute War Memorial
Hall via John Foxford, Stanley Wheeler of the High Road, Mrs.
Byrne of Burnham Avenue, Anonymous from Eleanor Grove.
Copy for the March edition should be with me by
13th February.
N.B. Thank you to Alan Grove and Dorothy Simmons, who post
a great many copies of I.C.N. to former Ickenham residents now
living around Britain.
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