A very good response from across the Diocese as packages of old and

new greetings cards arrived by post for the Age Concern Older Offenders

Project (ACOOP) craft exercise in Dartmoor Prison. It is now realised that

these need to be reduced to small details, birds, flowers, butterflies, etc., to

promote individual design (scissors are not allowed in HMP Dartmoor).

But very welcome are plain, s0cored cards, along with crossword and puzzle

books.

The Masiandae Centre in Plymouth run by DCRS (Devon and

Cornwall Refugee Support) is being re-organised, thus items of clothing for

the Asylum Seekers must be withheld until further notice. Thank you for all

that you have done in the past.

The problem of moving trauma teddies has been resolved. A member

from Moorside/Ivybridge Deanery mentioned at Plympton St. Maurice’s

Branch Meeting that Shelter Box would take them. Keen work by Project

Organiser, Margaret Beech, has made a contact address available and also

raised money for postage. Well done!

A kind act by Rosemary Tull resulted in a Guest House owner who

wished to retire, asking help from the Mothers’ Union and passing over

bedding - sheets, duvet covers, duvets and pillow, filling 8 large dustbin

liners and 5 shallow boxes - which were duly transferred from Challacombe,

to the delight of Operation Sunshine, into their depot at Tavistock.

Rosemary, who is also our worldwide diocesan link, has been

informed of the marriage of Joan Toloaki, the Mothers’ Union Development

Co-ordinator in Temotu. A card of congratulations has been sent from the

Trustees.

Before the inspiring visit of Vivian Kityo to our Diocese, Gay Curtis,

Liaison Worldwide Links Representative for Bath and Wells Diocese, with

which Kampala Uganda is linked, informed me of the Mothers’ Union

Development Co-ordinator there, Ruth Owino. Vivian was delighted to hear

this as Ruth, with whom she works closely, was on a shot of the visual

presentation shown to Archdeaconries - small world.

Midge Davidson and I have set up, through AFIA, an Autumn

holiday to benefit a family nominated by a Children’s Centre, using another

source other than through West Country Press Promotions. This may prove

an indicator to explore next year.

Thought for the future - Time with family may prevent Time behind bars.

Thank you, Mavis Davis