ere are some of the people that make our parish. Photographs on this page will change from time to time. If you would like to see your photograph on this page then tell Roy Honeybone and he'll see what he can do - (Don't be shy!)
The Mens Group recently held a very successful 'Book Evening' where they shared some of their favourite books. It produced an incredible variety and we all came away with new titles for our personal reading lists!!
David fascinates us with tales of the Titanic which proved to be the most popular book on show.
The photograph below shows a pioneering group of St Mark's parishioners who were the very first to receive a new award - The Mayor's Challenge to those over 60 (see below for more details) Below the photograph of the 'pioneers' is a photograph of the very latest recipient to receive the Award. Gill was unable to attend the official presentation ceremony and so her certificate was presented in church. Congratulations Gill.
 
This Award was officially launched by Mayor Cllr John Slade in a ceremony in the Mayor's Parlour on Monday 16th October 2006.
This award is offered to anyone aged 60 or over with the option of repeating the award in successive years with different activities (and, of course, a different Mayor) This award will be offered in a mayoral year.
To participate in the current Mayoral year (2007/8) you need to register by November 1st at the latest.
The Award is comprised of three sections:
- A degree of public service, 30 minutes per week, maintained over a minimum period of six months (many people already offer a great deal to their communities, but ideally, this will be something new - rather than reward people for what they are already doing!) Any existing work could qualify here.
- A NEW hobby undertaken for a minimum period of six months (again, at least 30 minutes per week). This could be virtually anything from bird-watching to bungee jumping, playing the trombone to playing bridge, a long desired hobby or something completely new. This should be possible without incurring great expense.
- A residential weekend (ideally as part of a group) with some record kept of the weekend's activities (Diary, photo-log, video etc) to share with a wider audience. To be paid for by participants. This might be a visit to friends or relatives or an organised trip with a local organisation.
Interested? See Roy for a registration form
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