Our main project is supporting the Methodist Churches in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.  Their aim is to alleviate the severe poverty of that vast township and be alongside and encourage the neediest in the community.  This includes:  Feeding programmes for 500 people, mainly children, for three days a week; a creche, mainly for orphans, many of whose parents died of HIV/AIDS or TB; supporting a hospital for patients with HIV/AIDS and TB; an HIV/AIDS primary care network; building a new church for 1,200 people; beginning new Christian activity in the 'shacks'.  None of these projects receive any state funding.

In June 2007 we brought the church's award-winning choir to the UK to sing in various venues.  It was the first time that most of them had left Port Elizabeth. It was a resounding success!!

Other projects we support include:  Christ Church, Nazareth (a Brighton & Hove Methodist Circuit Project); NCH Action for Children; and local City projects as needed.

Amongst our fundraising activities are numerous outings, which are greatly enjoyed.  They are open to all who wish to join us.

MAY 2008 Tuesday 6th May - The Kennet & Avon Canal - Includes Coach and Canal Boat Trip - Departs Hove Town Hall 8.30 am (other departure points as usual) - Tickets £21.50 per person. .

JUNE 2008

Tuesday 3rd June - Kent & East Sussex Railway - Includes Coach, Train Trip and Country Tour to Rye - Plus free time in Tenterden - Departs Hove Town Hall 9 am (other departure points as usual) - Tickets £22.50 per person - Deposit £5, balance due by 11th May.

AUGUST 2008 Tuesday 12th August - Chartwell - Home of Sir Winston Churchill - Near Westerham, Kent - Departs Hove Town Hall 9.15 am (other departure points as usual) - Tickets £17.80 per person (£8.50 for National Trust members) - Deposit £5, balance due by 6th July.

SEPTEMBER 2008

Tuesday 9th September - Dickens World - Chatham Maritime, Kent - Step back into Dickensian England and be immersed in the urban streets, sounds and smells of the early 19th century - Includes Coach and Admission - Departs Hove Town Hall 9 am (other departure points as usual) - Tickets £24.50 per person - Deposit £5, balance due by 3rd August.

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