BAGS 2 School collection: The Church of Christ the King is collecting old clothes, belts and bags in order to raise money for their Sunday School. Any donations will be gratefully received by the deadline of Friday, October 10. Please let me know if you have items that need collecting.

MACMILLAN Coffee Morning: The regular Friday coffee morning at Christ the King, in Sullivan Road, will be today, between 9.15am and 11.45am, raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. All are welcome to come along and enjoy friendship, coffee, cake and to support this worthwhile cause.

OPERATION Christmas Child: The Church of Christ the King is starting to collect items for the shoeboxes that will be sent off in November. They are currently short of small toys such as cars and games and toiletries including toothbrushes and flannels. Please contact me if you have items to donate and I will ensure the items will be passed on.

CONTACT me: Please email me on cwooldridge59@gmail.com if you have local events that you would like to promote in this column.