Westfield Voices We have been in great demand over the Christmas season. You may have seen us at the Westfield Lights switch-on, well muffled up against the cold, but since then we have been singing all around the area. We visited Coombe Lea, Greenacres Court and Bloomfield (see photo) to sing carols with the residents. We sang in the doorway of Tesco’s as usual to raise funds for the Children’s Hospice and led the candlelight carol service at Trinity Methodist church. Thanks to a grant from Westfield Parish Council, we now have a very modern sound system that enables our Musical Director, Ruth, to record the accompaniments and play them back with minimal equipment. This makes it so much easier for us to sing in different locations, without compromising the sound quality.
We are now rehearsing songs old and new, for our booked performances in 2024. If you like to sing (you don’t need to be able to read music), why not come along to St Peter’s Church Hall on a Wednesday at 7pm, to see what we do? If you want to know more, contact us via Lesley Schofield on 01761 419540 or Jane Dyson on 0761 232715 (jane_dyson@live.co.uk.)
Latest from Trinity Methodists We are a busy lively church on the main road in Westfield opposite the local shops. Our Minister, Rev. David Winstanley, leads regular Sunday morning worship and can also be found leading a short reflection at our Saturday coffee mornings. We have been blessed with a modern refurbishment to our kitchen, bifold doors between the hall and worship area and, just recently, new glass doors in the porch. We now have a warm, welcoming church for worship and for the local community.
As well as church groups, like our Knit and Natter and Friday club, we hire our premises out for meetings, exercise groups, birthday parties and musical activities for young children. We hold charity events during the year, including Breast Cancer Awareness, Swallow and Macmillan. In April, there will be a special fundraiser for the New Surgical Robot at the RUH. Please look out for more details on any events on our church noticeboard and railings. Please contact sue.tandy@btinternet.com for any further information about our church life. The Westfield Warbler - 15
