The Parish Magazine April 2022

around the villages — 2
Charvil brunch
to raise funds for
Karun School
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Scarecrows are
coming . . .
One of Karun's teachers visits a local village
to provide essential supplies during the covid
outbreak in South India
The Inner Wheel Club of Reading
Maiden Erlegh is holding a charity
brunch on Saturday 14 May at
Charvil Village Hall in aid of Karun
school and children's home in South
India. It is gradually recovering
from the covid pandemic that swept
across the entire country.
Karun will be well known to many
readers through the support that
St Andrew's Church and the local
Rotary Clubs have given them for
several years.
While the school was closed
during the pandemic, the teachers
continued to come to school daily
and provide support to the local
communities. This included some
teachers travelling to surrounding
villages to visit children in their
homes for one to one coaching on the
core subjects, providing text books,
and food.
UPDATE
Karun's trustees continue to work
closely with the staff of the school
and we hope to bring you a full
update on the situation in the next
issue of The Parish Magazine.
In the mean time, you can help
them by booking an English brunch,
cooked and served by the Inner
Wheel in Charvil Village Hall on
Saturday 14 May at 10.15am. Tickets
are £15 from 0118 934 2883
http://www.innerwheelrme.org
Katarzyna Bialasiewicz, dreamstime.com
Sanctuary Hosting is looking for
new hosts and volunteer support
workers in the Reading area.
Sanctuary Hosting is a scheme
that started in July 2015 to provide
temporary accommodation in
Reading and across Berkshire. Todate
it has provided over 25,000
nights of accommodation.
Sanctuary Hosting matches
refugees, asylum seekers and
vulnerable migrants with kindhearted
hosts who offer a free bed,
a warm welcome and a chance
to tackle the causes of their
homelessness from a place of safety
and security.
Every host and guest is in turn
supported by a team of dedicated
volunteers.
If you would like to join the
volunteer team, contact:
info@sanctuaryhosting.org
For more information about the
scheme, visit:
http://www.sanctuaryhosting.org
Village rounders is
up and running!
King George's
Playing Field
5.30pm, 17 June
Roibul, dreamstime.com
The annual Sonning Village rounders
match for teams from local organisations
is returning this year on Friday 17 June
at 5.30pm on King George’s Playing Field.
Sonning Cricket Club will be opening its
bar and Sonning Primary School PTA will
be cooking a BBQ so don't have tea before
arriving at 5.30pm!
2018: Trumpty Dumpty! What scarecrows
will be popular this year? Sue Peters
Entries for the Jubilee Scarecrow
Trail — Thursday 2 and Friday 3 June
— around Sonning are already being
registered. If you have not registered
yours yet, now is the time to do so.
You can register as an individual,
group or organisation.
And, if you can help on the day —
make a cake, serve refreshments, man
a garden, sell trail maps or offer your
garden to display a scarecrow — the
organisers would welcome your offer
on, contact@sonningscarecrows.co.uk
The trail is from Ligugé Way, along
Pound Lane, to Pearson Road, High
Street, Thames Street and the village
end of Charvil Lane. If you don’t live
on the route, the organisers will find a
home for your scarecrow on the trail.