Our Charity of the Year committee are organising a Plant Sale in aid of ‘Every Drop Counts’ on Sunday 19th May (Pentecost Sunday), 1.00 – 5.00pm in the Churchyard.

Can you support us in either of the following ways, (or ideally both!)?

Our Charity of the Year, ‘Every Drop Counts‘ will help communities in Teustepe in Nicaragua to grow crops in a difficult climate. We are aiming to raise £10,000 to help them install water-capture systems, provide training and drought-resistant crops to 7 rural communities.

Thank you for your generous support!

Our new Charity of the Year for 2024, Every Drop Counts, is all about helping people in the dry corridor of Nicaragua to grow things through improved irrigation and drought-resistant crops.

Could you help us to raise money for this important work by sowing some seeds for us to sell at our Charity Plant Sale in May?

To help you along, there are packs of seeds you can take away from the back of the church, along with lots of egg boxes which you could use to plant the seeds in.

What we would like you to do:

1. Sow

You could sow your own seeds or cuttings, or a pack from the back of church. You can start them off in an egg box if you like, though they will probably need potting on to something bigger as they grow… how about old yoghurt pots or margarine tubs with holes cut in the bottom? Please try to recycle old pots rather than buying new plastic plant pots!

2. Grow

Look after your plants and keep them growing in pots until late May, and then….

3. Sell for charity

Bring your plants back to church in late May (we’ll publicise the date and where to bring plants to nearer the time), when we’ll be holding a big Charity Plant Sale. Please remember to clearly label what your plants are or we will struggle to sell them!

All plants of any type and size would be so gratefully received for the sale.

Thank you so much for getting involved in this fun project for our new Charity of the Year.

The Charity of the Year Committee