Bee Griffiths has been sharing her experiences in Zambia with our Pilots Group. They have been looking at the daily diaries kept by two children, Benson and his sister Joyce, and comparing them with their own diaries. They have made balls out of old plastic bags and string, just like children in Zambia do, and […]
An assembly of Pilots, Rainbows and Brownies at our Advent Gift Service today. All gifts will be donated to the Aldershot-based charity ‘Step by Step’.
Pilots have been looking at something they all love – chocolate. What is it? How is it made? Where does it come from? They found out that a lot of chocolate products are labelled ‘Fair Trade’. We went over to our local Co-op store to see how many products they sold were also labelled Fair […]
Our Pilots group supported ‘Operation Christmas Child’ in December. We had to cover shoe boxes with Christmas paper and fill them with gifts for needy children. Our small group managed to complete 15 boxes, and in addition members of our church helped us to raise £80 to help with distribution and shipping costs. We all […]
Our Loaves and Fishes young people’s group decorated this screen, which illustrates the Christmas story – ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’. Our Pilots group have been talking about Christingle and its symbolic meaning: an orange representing the world; a red ribbon tied round it to represent the blood of Christ; dolly mixtures to represent the […]
Earlier this summer Pilots enjoyed a trip to the home of the Booker family, where they enjoyed meeting the new baby chicks and playing in the garden.
Sunday 3rd July was a very special day at our church, when we held a double celebration. At the start of morning service baby Keir Eugene Mercer was brought for baptism by his parents, Sharon and Harry Mercer. They were well supported by all their family and friends, and it was wonderful to see the […]
More photos from the Pilots 75th Anniversary Celebrations: See: Through the Decades with Pilots for more photos.
Pilots and their leaders filled our church window sills with reminders of past decades, in commemoration of their 75th Anniversary: 1930s: Pilots were founded in 1931. This decade saw the outbreak of World War II, and many children were evacuated away from home. 1940s: The War dominated the first half of the decade. Rationing of […]
Our Pilots group has been busy in recent weeks studying the different decades in preparation for their anniversary celebrations. The photos show Pilots wrestling with the Rubik’s cube and other 1980s puzzles, and visiting Milestones Museum in Basingstoke to learn about the past. On Sunday 3rd July 2011 Pilots will hold a special 75th Anniversary […]
