2^nd June 2019

Dear All,

We met for the annual Day Cousin’s reunion on Tuesday. We arranged to hold it at Brentwood and Upminster as this is easiest for the oldest to attend. As it happened John was not up to the meal but did join us for a tour of sites where family had lived in previous times as well as a walk in Belhus Woods Country Park. After we gathered at John and Muriel’s for chat, sowing their veg patch and tea.

Cousin’s cast 2019

Belhus Park residents

Belhus Park

Muriel & Annemarie

We walked from Monk Street near Thaxted on Thursday taking in Duton Hill and Tilty. It was a bit dull compared to Dartmoor and Romania but warm and solid underfoot. It was mainly through cereal fields and some of them were not very well grown, and some with big patches of virus.

Near Monk Street

Duton Hill

Tilty Rectory

Tilty Church

We were on Street Pastor duty on Friday night. It was relatively quiet for a payday but we had a couple of awkward drunks who did not want help, one of whom was rather aggressive. Otherwise most folk were happy including a street dweller collecting signatures for more public toilets in Cambridge on a large cardboard box! and he had missed out the “L” in public!

Kate has had a busy week with her “Pastoral Care” hat on. Ray Asplin our senior Deacon has been taken to the Arthur Rank hospice for his final days – his wife, with dementia has not really grasped the situation. A lady who has been upsetting others is having “Anger Management” sessions, she has sat with Jim Burr to give Janet a break and one of our walking friends has lost a 21 year old grandson with a brain tumour. In addition to SPs she is on the door today, taking crèche and the children’s talk!

We have a fund raising Tea Party for Moldova hosted by Kate & Gordon next Saturday so anyone is free (or wishes to donate!) you would be most welcome.

Love

Mike & Kate