There is always a delicious selection of home-made cakes and bakes to tempt you, along with fresh coffee, tea and drinks for children. There are usually items for sale and always a very warm welcome.
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December Coffee Morning
Saturday 7 December, 1030am - 12.30pm
December's Christmas Coffee Morning is run by our Toddler Group, with Christmas cards, gifts and crafts on sale, a raffle and - as always - a delicious selection of homemade cakes and bakes to tempt you. You can expect a warm welcome and live music, too. All funds raised will be split equally between Great Ormond Street Hospital and St Andrew's Church.
November Coffee Morning
Saturday 2 November, 10.30am - 12.30pm
This is a wonderful opportunity to get ahead with your Christmas planning and support many of our local charities at the same time!
We welcome local charities (Age UK, British Heart Foundation, Keech, MIND and Oxfam) who will be with us selling their seasonal cards and gifts. There will be Royal British Legion poppies available and half of our proceeds will go to Royal British Legion funds.
October Coffee Morning
The nominated charity we supported at our October Coffee Morning is
Spectrum of Misconception, a social enterprise giving work experience to young adults who have autism, complex needs or disabilities. Proceeds raised were split equally between Spectrum of Misconception and St Andrew's Church.
September Coffee Morning
St Andrew's
Eco-Church Group ran our September Coffee Morning. The event was in aid of St Andrew's Eco-Church activities (supporting our walk and talks as part of Hertford Council’s Ecofest in September) and the church's audio-visual upgrade.
Oxfam joined us with a range of ethical and sustainable products to buy; organic, free-range eggs were on sale, direct from a local farm; surplus garden and allotment produce was available to buy. A total of £562 was raised.
August Coffee Morning
In August, we marked the 200th Anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, which was an opportunity to say a big THANK YOU to the life savers and to raise funds for the cause.
There were Competitions, a Treasure Hunt, a Mega Raffle with fantastic prizes, a Pop-Up Art Exhibition by Rev. Alan, games for children and a Biscuit Tombola!
Raffle Prizes included:
* Artwork by Rev. Alan * £25 M&S voucher (donated by Hertford St Andrew Community Trust) * Item from Albany Radio * Bottle of Whisky * Box of chocolates (both donated by Carol & David Kemp) * Pen selection for children (donated by St Andrew's Choir) * Artwork by David Quantrill * Floral arrangement (donated by The Wednesday Congregation) *
(Proceeds were split equally between the RNLI & St Andrew's Church)
July Coffee Morning
Our July event featured brainteasers, quizzes and puzzles! A total of £280 was raised, with half of the funds going to
Race Against Dementia (and the other half going to St Andrew's Church).
Everyone put their thinking caps on and were invited to have a go at the various fun challenges on offer, alongside enjoying the welcome selection of home baked goodies, freshly brewed tea and coffee.
June Coffee Morning
The PCC ran our Coffee Morning in June with all £409.60 raised going towards the audio-visual upgrade for the church.
Among our stallholders were Pauline Rhodes who sold her
silk cards, posters and sun catchers and signed copies of her book to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. There was also a second-hand book and jigsaw puzzles stall along with superb live music!
May Coffee Morning
The May Coffee Morning was run by the women of the WOW Home Group, and half of the money raised went to Cancer Research UK in memory of the late Julia Spring who was one of their number. She had a love of plants and contributed many of her own for this annual event in past years.
We were also joined by members of the Essex Organists Association and so had the pleasure of hearing a variety of pieces played on St Andrew's organ during the morning.
A total of £630 was raised.
April Coffee Morning
The men of St Andrew's ran our April Coffee Morning, with beer tombola, raffle, the ever-popular sausage and bacon butties - and cakes and bakes, of course!
Catherine Pratt from HertsHelp was with us during the Coffee Morning to share information about the work they do (helping you find independent support, guidance and information to get the most out of life).
The fab fundraising total came to just shy of £500, split equally between St Andrew's Church and FUTUREhope Hertford & Ware (helping young people in the local area reach their full potential).
March Coffee Morning
Our March event featured pop-up stalls (including Neal’s Yard Remedies and a Nutritional Therapist), children's colouring and spring flower craft, plus our popular chocolate tombola was back with an Easter theme.
A fantastic £430 was raised, with proceeds split equally between local charity
CHIPS (play and groups for children with additional needs)
and St Andrew's Church.
February Coffee Morning
At our St Andrew's Coffee Morning, local stall holders sold beautiful craft and art! Fundraising for
ActionAid.
* Handpainted silk cards and autobiography from Pauline
* Handmade crotchet flower bouquets from Chloe
* Abstract art (framed and unframed) and semi-precious stone necklaces from Mariana
* Fine art and illustrations, original paintings and prints from Ukrainian artists Alona and Olga (
have a look on Instagram)
*Watercolours on mugs, coasters, keyrings and prints from Nadiia
(Proceeds split equally between ActionAid and St Andrew's Church.)
January Coffee Morning
'Surplice to ReChoirments'
Our New Year Coffee Morning featured a sale of new, unwanted gifts along with live music. St Andrew’s Choir ran the event and raised £700 for Choir items and towards the maintenance of the organ.
Christmas Coffee Morning
With Christmas cards, gifts and decorations on sale, Raffle and live music
Run by St Andrew’s Toddler Group, our December Coffee Morning raised funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital (proceeds split equally between St Andrew’s Church and GOSH).
November Coffee Morning
We welcomed many of our local charities with their seasonal cards and gifts (Age UK - British Heart Foundation - Isabel Hospice - Keech - MIND - Scope - Willow - Hertford Museum) and Royal British Legion
Funds raised totalled £335 and were split equally between Royal British Legion and St Andrew's Church.
September Coffee Morning
We had an amazing array of puzzles and games available at our September Coffee Morning, along with a super selection of quizzes to try and new outdoor tables, too, so people were able to enjoy the beauty and fresh air in our churchyard along with their cuppa and cake.
A fantastic £455 was raised towards Isabel Hospice and St Andrew's Church. Thank you to all those who donated to the sale and to everyone who came on the day.
The proceeds raised at each Coffee Morning are split 50/50 between St Andrew's Church and the nominated charity each month.