On Thursday at the Mamma Margherita Fellowship meeting we were led in an entertaining game of Graham Dorey’s version of ‘Countdown’ with Ron Cooper assisting with the numbers. In a close run match, with plenty of seven-letter words two teams tied for first place. Following tea and coffee and home-made...

Our Mamma Margherita Fellowship Spring outing was a trip to the Gallery Restaurant at Farnborough College of Technology. As a training restaurant, the Gallery Restaurant, is staffed entirely by catering and hospitality students, who are supervised by final year students and two members of the teaching staff. We were not...

Flowers were the theme for this March’s Mamma Margherita Fellowship meeting. Thank you to Jane Fensome who brought flowerpots, daffodils, ribbons, wire, sticky tape and lots of other bits and bobs. Patiently and slowly, step by step, she showed us how to make a beautiful flower arrangement.  Everyone in the group...

The leaden February skies and persistent drizzle didn’t deter 50 of the older members of our parish family from gathering together to begin our February Mamma Margherita Fellowship meeting by celebrating the feast of our Lady of Lourdes with Father Anthony.   Our Mass gave us time, individually, to join our...

On the 8th January 2026 we met in the hall and over 50 of our members braved the inclement weather to come and listen to a music recital by ‘Clarinet Jam’. The recently formed clarinet quartet included parish member Jo Wood and three friends, Anne Simon and Andrew who play...

The Mamma Margherita Fellowship Core Group were very pleased to welcome members and friends to the December monthly meeting which was held at the Parish Hall. The day was full of joy and festive feelings. It was highlighted by the lovely singing of the choir from Saint Bernadette’s School. Afternoon...

Our second anniversary Mamma Margherita meeting on 13th November 2025, began with a wonderfully moving Mass of Healing and Anointing celebrated by Father Anthony. This was followed by much chatter in the hall as home-baked cakes with tea and coffee were shared and a celebration cake cut. A short AGM...

On Saturday 18th October 2025, 17 members of the Mamma Margherita Fellowship got together with a lively tutor to practise a suite of exercises designed to keep our muscles flexible and strong and to help our bones remain healthy.  A lot of laughter and fellowship was shared and there were...

This month’s Mamma Margherita Fellowship meeting was held on Thursday afternoon, 9th October 2025. After we all arrived and settled, Yvette warmly welcomed everyone and especially several new members.  She then introduced this month’s speaker, our very own Deacon Paul Evans who talked to us about his first visit to Medjugorje,...

On Thursday 11th September 2025 the Mamma Margherita Fellowship met for our monthly meeting. Yvette welcomed everyone and especially new members, and we spent a few minutes remembering those recently passed. Our speaker Tony Stratford, a retired Beefeater, arrived looking very smart in his uniform. Tony worked at the Tower of...