The company was started in 1937 by the first captain Frank Lord but the session wasn’t completed because the new church was opening. It then restarted in September 1938 using the old chapel and ran continuously for 80 years (I know nothing about any disruptions during WW11)

The Life Boys’ started not long after the BB until the two merged in the 1960’s

During those 80 years we ran annual weeklong summer camps for the older boys, Life boy/Junior section weekends, numerous, Easter camps often jointly with the Girls Brigade, Cleveland (and Border) hikes and in 1965 a number of us attended the camp in Perth Scotland for the worldwide Boys Brigade.

From what I understand there were twelve captains (including myself) and numerous other offices and life boy leaders.

Following the failure of the company to open for the 81st session it was decided to organize a re-union of May 11th followed by a church service to be arranged in the next circuit plan where we will “laydown our Colours”

The national BB at Felden Lodge want us to write our story for the archives so at the re-union we hope to gather together stories, experiences, photographs and a long a list as possible of where and when our ventures out of Timperley Methodist Church have taken us

• Life boy/Junior weekends
• BB summer camps
• Cleveland hike experiences
• Joint camps/weekend away with the GB

Peter Brady

The Link is a long standing ladies group at Timperley Methodist Church, originally formed when ladies of over 40 in the Young Wives group were deemed too old to be thus called!

It was suggested that this new group became a link between the two groups and there are currently about 50 members.  The Young Wives group no longer meets.

The Link meets on alternate Mondays at 7:30pm, either in the church or in the Cornerstone Room.  There is a strong Christian element, with every meeting beginning with a hymn and a prayer and ending with an epilogue.

The Link fosters friendship, has interesting speakers on many different topics and enjoys the occasional coach outing.  A Christmas lunch is held at a hotel.

Some of the talks recently have been on scams, authorship and the Aspey's Journey of Discovery.  The No String Puppets from Altrincham Methodist Church entertained and social evenings have included an auction and a games evening.

There has always been an emphasis on raising money for charity and the church. Many concerts featuring Loose Change and other groups have been organised to do this.  Thousands of pounds have been donated over the years.  Several speakers also donate their fee to a charity or the church.

All meetings end with tea and coffee and lots of chat.

A warm welcome awaits - just come along.

Phyllis Stuffins

Out of those 25, I have been to 24, and honestly I was very cross with my parents when I had to miss my last holiday club as a child in 2002. Since then, I have been a young helper, and a leader every single year. I can now proudly say that I (mostly) oversee the whole week, from its very beginnings right through to the celebration on the Friday night. It takes a whole team to run the holiday club, and without the committed leaders we have it would be impossible. They do a fantastic job planning and leading their groups, as well as joining in the fun (and keeping up with my high levels of general excitement...). We are incredibly lucky to have a team of young people who come to be ‘Crew Members’ throughout the week, and again, without them, holiday Club just wouldn’t be the same. They do very much the same job as the leaders, they’re just a little(!) younger and dare I say it, mostly less tired as the week goes on (maintained with sugary snacks and drinks and some incredible socials throughout the week)!

This year’s holiday club is called ‘Beach Party’, a collection of stories about Jesus on the Beach (well, near water...). This was planned at last year’s holiday

 club (Hero Quest - Heroes in the Bible), inspired by some blue and yellow fabric we had (honestly!).

We will be sharing the following stories with the children and young people:

Monday  -  The Baptism of Jesus

Tuesday - The Calling of the Disciples

Wednesday - The Wise Man and The Foolish Man

Thursday - Feeding the 5000

Friday - Walking on Water

As we noticed there was a general theme of obedience in every story, we have paired each day with a ‘Beach Rule’, as follows:

Monday - Bring Joy

Tuesday - Listen When You’re Called 

Wednesday - Be Careful Where You Build Your Sandcastle

Thursday - Share Your Picnic

Friday - Be Brave

I personally am very excited about this year, as I am (more and more it seems) with every year, especially sharing stories about Jesus with up to 100 children (we had slightly more last year but I struggle to say no!), and having lots of fun in the process.

Dates: 29th July 2019 - 2nd August 2019

Catherine

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This coming weekend we celebrate our Church Anniversary.  Like most of us the church celebrates its life and witness in the community through the years.  The existing church building here in the centre of the village has been here over 83 years, the first 'opening' service taking place on the 24th November 1937, but did you know that Timperley Methodist Church has been worshipping in the community since 1833, that's 186 years!

You can imagine that over that number of years there have been many who have used, been part of, been baptised, married and had funeral services here.  With a large Sunday School, youth organisations, Whitsuntide Walks of Witness, playgroups etc. not to mention Sunday Services themselves there must be quite a few memories out there.  Recent posts on our Facebook page have seen people comment about their memories.  This year sees the 25th anniversary of the very popular Holiday Club.  See our separate article for further details and booking a place.

Have you got any memories of time spent here at Timperley Methodist Church, and even photos you would like other to see?  We would love to hear from you.  Please contact us though our Facebook page or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..