A big thank you to all who cooked, wrote, danced, laughed, acted and generally came along to enjoy our evening. Thank you for supporting this fun event and also raising funds for our church community. We look forward to Pantomime 2026. We will soon post the 2025 pictures, but for now, please enjoy the photos from 2024. We made the podium! In 2024 Christ Church was the Harrogate & District Foodbank’s 3rd biggest donor of food, only surpassed by collections from Waitrose customers and Morrisons customers! During 2024 Christ Church donated 2,576 Kg of food to Harrogate & District Foodbank, that’s just over two and a half tons! We donated over 7% of Foodbank’s total food donations. That is a similar amount to the previous year (2023) when we donated 2,630 Kg of food to the Foodbank. During 2024, the Harrogate and District Foodbank fed 4,059 people (2,750 adults and 1,309 children). Unfortunately, their costs have risen significantly, and their direct financial donations have dropped meaning that in 2024 they actually ran at a deficit financially. The Foodbank is always grateful for donations of tinned goods and toiletries. Their website is regularly updated with items that they are in need of. We have collection points in both the Church and Parish Centre. Thank you A big thank you to all who donated items for the jumble sale, baked delicious cakes sell to the hungry shoppers, helped before, during and after and also a big thanks to all those that came along to purchase items. It was a huge success in many ways, with such a large number of people contributing to its success. It is really lovely how so many different people were able to help in different ways and everyone’s contribution, big or small, was so gratefully received. There was a big queue outside the building long before the Jumble Sale was open. Many people from outside our parish return each year to find lots of great bargains. The event also provided an opportunity for socialising. Visitors were able to enjoy a coffee and cake thanks to our volunteers in the kitchen. We were also playing our part in recycling. At the end of the sale, the continuing great team spirit ensured everything was tidied away, with much of the remaining stock benefitting other charities including: These events are essential to our contribution towards the ongoing running costs of the Church, so thank you to everyone involved. Our Lent Discussion Groups provided much food for thought during the period of Lent. The Holy Week services again were thought provoking and were well attended. Thanks to those that came along to any of the gatherings and services. In November we had the Tools with a Mission (TWAM) van collect our huge store of donated tools and sewing machines! It was absolutely full when it left. The tools were taken to the TWAM refurbishment centre in Rugby where they will be cleaned, fixed, sharpened and then packed and shipped out to those African countries in need of them. Thank you to everyone who has donated tools and to the Community Fit Team and the Christ Church Team who lifted and moved the tools from the church crypt into the van. If you would like to donate any of your unwanted tools please visit https://www.twam.uk/donatetools and check the ‘Tools Wanted’ list. Then call the Parish Office to book a drop off slot. It’s that easy! For further information email twam@christchurchharrogate.org.uk Thank you for your support During 2024, we were delighted to host the latest Ignite Concerts with Alistair Griffin and the Ebor String Quartet for 3 different concerts, the most recent being Christmas themed. They were all amazing musical evenings bring not only members of our congregation, but new people to enjoy our wonderful Church. We have a very active Junior Church & Creche at the Church. Recently the younger members of our Church have been getting creative at our Harvest Celebrations, Rogation Service and Easter Club. To find out more please visit the Young People at Christ Church page of our website. A very big THANK YOU! We are very pleased to report that the restoration of the three faces of our historic tower clock is now complete. This would not have been possible without the extraordinary generosity of members of the congregation and local residents. We are indebted to both the Sir John Priestman Trust and the Benefact Trust who also provided grants towards the costs. For more information please refer to our clock face restoration page of our website. Thanks are of course due to everyone involved in the project but most of all thanks to all of you who contributed so generously. Candlemas Meal and Pantomime
Harrogate & District Foodbank Donations
Fundraising Jumble Sale
Easter
TWAM Tool Collection
Ignite Concerts at Christ Church
Junior Church & Creche
Fundraising 2024 – The Clock Face Restoration