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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Valerie Cooper
Farnborough Abbey – Then & Now

Thursday 12th June we had  our monthly Mamma Margherita meeting. We meet in the hall at 2pm.  Once subs had been paid, and greetings made, I opened the meeting with the sad news that Hazel Giles died suddenly a few days after our May meeting.  Hazel was a regular at our

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Youth
Fr Anthony Clifford Lobo SDB
Guitars Gifted for Parish Youth Ministry

Fr Pat Sherlock has a nephew, Martin, who is a gifted poet, songwriter and guitarist. In his younger days, Martin collected a number of electric and acoustic guitars for himself and his friends to play. Unfortunately, a long-term health issue means that he can no longer use these instruments, and they have

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Parish
Nicole Kirby
Visiting Choir Concert

On Sunday 11th May 2025 we welcomed the Cecilia Singers to OLSD for a wonderful concert.  This is a ladies choir whose members love to perform a varied repertoire of choral music whilst raising money for charity. The choir is named after St Cecilia, patron saint of music and musicians. 

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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Yvette MacLeod
Parishioners Remember VE Day

80 Years since Victory in Europe Day Senior Parishioners Remember… Below are some of our senior parishioners’ moving memories of being evacuated and the end of the war.  The idea of inviting them to share their memories truly came from the Holy Spirit and a chance conversation over coffee.  I

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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Yvette MacLeod
Hats for Seafarers

Mamma Margherita Fellowship members have been responding to the call from Stella Maris Charity for seafarers for warm woolly hats. The photo is of some of our core group having fun modelling the latest batch of hats knitted by Mary Burgess. Following the receipt of our first batch of hats

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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Valerie Cooper
April & May Meetings

On 10th April, we met in the hall for our monthly Mamma Margherita meeting. David from Cyberbobby, part of the Blue Lamp Trust came to speak to us to keep us up to date with the latest preventative measures for keeping us safe on the internet. We welcomed Mary Burgess

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